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The Golden Throw
On 7 August 2021, Neeraj Chopra emerged as India’s first
track-and-field Olympic Gold medalist. He gave his
best throw of 87.58m in his second attempt to clinch
the gold medal for India at the Tokyo Olympic
Games. He is now the second Indian, after
shooter Abhinav Bindra, to win a gold medal
in individual events. He is also credited with
becoming only the second Indian and the first
male track-and-field athlete to win a medal
in the World Championships by clinching
silver in the javelin throw final at Eugene,
USA.
ACHIEVEMENTS
World Championships
Eugene 2022
Olympic Games
2020
Tokyo
Asian Games
2018
Jakarta
Commonwealth Games
2018
Gold Coast
Asian Championships
Bhubaneswar 2017
South Asian Games
Guwahati/Shillong 2016
World Junior Championships Fact File
Bydgoszcz 2016
AFI to celebrate 7 August as
Asian Junior Championships National Javelin Day to honour
Ho Chi Minh City 2016 Neeraj Chopra’s Gold.
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