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Neeraj Chopra
India's first track-and-field Olympic gold medallist; javelin throw world champion
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 2021 Indian Sports
Key Facts
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Won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 (85.87m javelin) โ India's first individual gold in athletics ever
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Won World Athletics Championship gold in Budapest 2023 โ first Indian World Champion in track and field
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Won silver at Paris 2024 (89.45m); Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won gold with world record 92.97m
๐ Did you know? Neeraj Chopra comes from Panipat, Haryana โ the same city of three historic battles that shaped Indian history
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Indian Sports
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Year / Era
2021
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India's first track-and-field Olympic gold medallist