NEERAJ CHOPRA WINS GOLD IN JAVELIN THROW

  • 07/08/2021

Tokyo: Neeraj Chopra, a junior commissioned officer in the Army, won the gold in the men's javelin throw with a distance of 87.58 meters. This is the first medal won by an Indian in the history of the Olympics. Subedar Neeraj Chopra from Haryana is the second Indian to win an individual gold after Abhinav Bindra. This is the first time since Beijing that India has won gold in the Olympics.


Neeraj found the gold in his second attempt in the final. He shot 87.03 meters in the first attempt and 76.79 meters in the third attempt. The fourth and fifth attempts failed. Yakub Wadlek of the Czech Republic won silver with a throw of 86.67 m and Vitoslav Wesley won bronze (85.44 m). However, the best distance in Neeraj's career is the national record of 88.07 meters.

Neeraj crossed this distance at the Indian Grand Prix in Patiala last March. He had also covered 88 meters in the previous Asian Games. She won gold with a throw of 88.06 meters. Norman Pritchard, the only Englishman to have competed for India, had previously won a medal for India at the Olympics. 1900 At the Paris Games. After that, Milkhasingh and PT Usha had to settle for fourth place and Anju Bobby George for fifth. This is the 11th gold medal won by India in the long history of the Olympics.

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