Neeraj Chopra Becomes First Indian to Win Gold Medal at World Athletics Championships, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem Clinches Silver in Javelin Throw Event at Budapest 2023
The Tokyo Olympic champion began with a foul but then came up with a huge 88.17m in his second attempt. Earlier, Neeraj Chopra had won a silver medal in the last edition of the World Athletics Championships.
Neeraj Chopra created history once again! The ace javelin thrower won the first-ever gold medal by an Indian at the World Athletics Championships with a sensational 88.17m in the men's javelin throw event in Budapest. The Tokyo Olympics champion won the gold medal with Pakistan's javelin throw star Arshad Nadeem winning the silver with a massive throw of 87.82m. India's two other athletes in this final---Kishore Jena and DP Manu, finished fifth and sixth respectively. Previously, Anju Bobby George had become the first Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships when she bagged bronze in the long jump in the 2003 edition. Chopra last year clinched the silver medal in the last edition of the World Athletics Championships. Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch settled for the silver with a best throw of 86.67m. Neeraj Chopra 88.17m Throw Video: Watch Star Javelin Thrower's Historic Effort That Helped Him Win India's First-Ever Gold Medal at World Athletics Championships.
Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold Medal, Creates History
The Olympic champion becomes the javelin throw world champion ☄️
🇮🇳's @Neeraj_chopra1 throws 88.17m to upgrade last year's silver medal into glittering gold in Budapest 👏#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/8K1mIvcYmF
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 27, 2023
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