Neeraj Chopra, the most successful athlete in the history of Indian sports, achieved another historic success when he won the mens javeline gold medal with a throw of 88.17 metre at the 19th World Athletics Championships on the concluding day in Budapest, Hungary tonight.
Neeraj secured the gold on his second attempt after fouling his first. The 25-year-old thrower, thus, became the first athlete from India to strike gold in any event at the World Athletics Championships. He also became the first Asian athlete to win the mens javelin gold at the World Championships.
His glittering gold was the only medal for India in Budapest. With this gold, Neeraj also became the javelin champion in all major international competitions. Earlier, he had won the gold medal in 2021 Olympic Games, 2022 Diamond League, 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2017 Asian Championships and 2016 South Asian Games.