Neeraj Chopra won gold medal for India in Javelin throw at Olympics 2020.
India's track and field athlete Neeraj Chopra made history at Tokyo Olympics by winning gold in the Javelin throw event. Chopra had automatically qualified for the final with a throw of 86.65m in the first attempt in qualification round and he topped the chart as well.
In the Javelin throw final event on Saturday (August 7), Chopra started with a throw of 87.03m and had a good enough lead. He then pushed his mark and threw 87.58m in the second attempt which turned out to be enough for a gold medal.
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Surprisingly, German favorite Johannes Vetter couldn't make it to the top 8 after three throws which ruled him out of the competition. He was one of the top contenders to win the gold medal.
Chopra, who won India's second individual gold medal in Olympic history, was accompanied by the Czech Republic duo of Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely on the podium.
This is not only India's second individual gold but also the country's first from Athletics.
Indian cricket fraternity lauded the huge achievement by Chopra in the one of the biggest sporting events.
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