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Subedar Major Neeraj Chopra PVSM VSM (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete. Considered as the greatest Indian javelin thrower, he's a double medalist at the Olympics, World Championships, and the Asian Games. He has won the Diamond League once.
6 days ago · Chopra was the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win Olympic gold and became the second Indian, after marksman Abhinav Bindra (2008), to win an individual Olympic gold medal. He became the world champion in the men’s javelin throw event at the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest.
Neeraj Chopra was just 24 when his 86.69m javelin throw won him the gold medal – India’s first for athletics – at the Olympics three years ago.
Aug 9, 2021 · It was a historical day for India on August 7, when the 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal in athletics in the Olympics. His accomplishment came in the men's javelin throw event with a throw of 87.58-meter in his second attempt.
Despite his young age, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has already etched his name in the history books by becoming the first and only track and field athlete from the country to win an Olympic medal – that too a gold.
Neeraj Chopra, an Indian track and field athlete, has etched his name in history as one of the greatest javelin throwers in the world. From his humble beginnings in a small village in Haryana to winning India’s first-ever Olympic gold in athletics, Chopra’s journey is nothing short of inspirational.
Oct 4, 2023 · In a moment that will forever be etched in Indian sporting history, he seized the gold medal with an 87.58 meter throw, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in any of the track...
Feb 16, 2024 · Norris Pritam’s Neeraj Chopra: The Man Who Made History is a detailed account of that extraordinary feat. It isn’t the first book on the golden boy of Indian athletics, but that doesn’t...
Aug 27, 2023 · Neeraj Chopra was conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award -- highest sporting honour of India -- in 2021. He was felicitated with the Arjuna Award in 2018. The star Indian...
Aug 28, 2023 · Two years ago, his spear soared high into the Tokyo sky as he became the country's first Olympics track and field gold medal winner. He was just 23, as he became only the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics after legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra.
