India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra, once again scripted a new chapter as with a Javelin throw of 88.17m. He became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the senior world Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Heading into Budapest Neeraj was already the first Indian track and field athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics (Tokyo 2020), the Diamond League title (2022) and the junior world championships (2016).
With a best throw (88.17m) which he achieved in his second attempt, he added another noteworthy entry to his list. The medal completed a very special set for Neeraj who has now won every major title in his sport. Besides his Olympic and world championship golds and the Diamond League title, he is also won Asian Athletics Championships (2017), Asian Games (2018) and Commonwealth Games (2018) champion.
"This was great," Neeraj said. "After the Olympic gold I really wanted to win the world championships. I just wanted to throw further. This is brilliant for the national team but it was my dream to win gold at the world championships'' adding 'this has been a great championship for India and I am proud to bring another title to my country.
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