Neeraj Chopra Clinches Gold, Becomes First-Ever Indian Athlete To Win Gold At Olympic Games

Neeraj Chopra creates history, wins India's first gold in Tokyo Olympics He has become the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. India's Tokyo Olympic medal is also the highest ever.

Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to win an individual gold at the Olympic Games on August 7, 2021. He is the second Indian to win an individual gold after Abhinav Bindra, who won the men's 10m air rifle gold in shooting. 2008 Olympic Games.

Neeraj Chopra won India's first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 87.58m, topping the table. This is a historic achievement, as it is the 22-year-old's first Olympic Games.

Neeraj Chopra's gold medal has taken India's medal tally at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to seven, which is India's highest medal tally at the Olympics since the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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India's previous best medal tally at the 2012 London Olympic Games was six medals, including two silver and four bronze.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "History is written in Tokyo! What @Neeraj_Chopra1 achieved today will be remembered forever. Young Neeraj has done exceptionally well. He played with remarkable passion and Showed unparalleled grit. Congratulations to him for winning the gold."

About Neeraj Chopra

•Neeraj Chopra is the 2016 World Junior Champion, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games champion.

• He broke his own national record in March 2021 with a throw of 88.07m. Her previous best was 88.06m at the 2018 Asian Games, her first Asian Games appearance.

• He set a world under-20 record of 86.48m when he became the 2016 World U20 Champion. He was the first Indian athlete to win a world title in track and field in the Under-20s.

• He won the gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games with a throw of 82.23m, where he equaled the Indian national record.

He then recorded the season's best effort in the men's javelin throw with a throw of 86.47m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and won the gold medal. He joined an elite group of Indian athletes to win gold at the start of the Commonwealth Games.

Prize

Neeraj Chopra is the only track and field athlete to have been recommended for the country's highest sporting award in the year 2018.

He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2018 after winning a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

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