Tokyo Olympic 2020: Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold Medal In Javelin, First Athletic Gold For India In Olympic.
The Neeraj Chopra 23-year-old farmer's son from khandra village in Haryana produce the second throw of 87.58m to go one better than India's previous best.
Chopra won the country's seventh medal and first gold in this Olympics and joined shooter Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing Games) as India's individual gold winner in the showpiece.
He took up the sport in 2011, inspired by watching people practice throwing the javelin in Haryana, according to his bio on the Olympics official website.
He is the first athlete representing India to have won gold in the javelin throw at both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. He claimed victory at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, and the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.
"The golden victory of Subedar Neeraj Chopra at the Olympics brings laurels for the Indian Army. He performed like a true soldier at the Olympics. It is indeed a historic and proud moment for the entire country including the Indian Armed Forces! Many congratulations to him," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.
Mr. Chopra is a Subedar with 4 Rajputana Rifles in the Indian Army. He is a graduate of DAV College in Chandigarh. The state government has announced it would honor the athlete with ₹ 6 crores.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "History scripted at Tokyo! What Neeraj Chopra has achieved today will be remembered forever."
Thanks for being here, for more updates stay connected with Newwspress.blogpost.com