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All times in EDT | Last updated on July 27, 20249:00 AM10:00 AM10:30 AM Subedar Neeraj Chopra PVSM VSM (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete, who is the reigning Olympic champion and World champion in Men's javelin throw. He is the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in javelin and the first Asian to win gold in his event at the World Championship.
5 days ago · The Gold Medalist Starring in India’s Olympic Dreams. Neeraj Chopra’s triumph in Tokyo inspired athletes across the world’s most populous nation. Now his country is chasing a bigger prize: a ...
Neeraj Chopra: India's maiden Olympic athletics gold. At the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in 2021, Chopra entered the men's javelin competition amidst tough competition. Despite not being the outright favourite for gold, he led the qualifying round with an 86.65m throw, before dominating the final.
2 days ago · Indian sport's relationship with the Olympic Games is not complicated. We simply adore, yearn, pine and seek our best reflection in its large, alluring, yet very sharp eyes. As these 21st-century ...
India’s Neeraj Chopra became only the second individual Indian athlete after Abhinav Bindra to be crowned Olympic champion as he won gold in the men’s javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. The gold medal is also India’s first Olympic medal in track-and-field events.
2 days ago · The Javelin champion and India's golden boy, Neeraj Chopra, will look to defend his title at the Paris Games after he created history by winning gold in the Men's Javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Neeraj Chopra is poised to make history once again at the Paris 2024 Olympics. After clinching India's first-ever Olympic gold in athletics ...
Aug 7, 2021 · Neeraj Chopra won the men’s javelin on Saturday with a throw of 87.58 meters, nearly a foot farther than the silver medalist, Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic. “It feels unbelievable,”...
Mar 12, 2024 · On August 7, 2021, Neeraj Chopra made history by becoming the first Indian track and field athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. His second throw in the final measured 87.58m and was enough to hand him the top prize amidst a star-studded field in Tokyo.
Aug 7, 2021 · India has broken out into celebrations after Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a historic Olympic gold medal in athletics (javelin throw) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 2018...
Jul 16, 2024 · Neeraj Chopra goes into Paris as that unheard of species, a defending Olympic (and World) track and field champion from India.