On Saturday, Neeraj Chopra made history when he shocked everyone by winning the coveted gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at Tokyo 2020. The athlete became just the second Indian to ever win an Olympic gold medal, following Abhinav Bindra. It was intended to be India’s final competition at the Summer Games, and it was really a fairy-tale finish for the country (10-meter air rifle event – Beijing 2008).
The Indian athlete more than lived up to the challenge on Saturday, as he jumped out to an incredible lead in the finals with a throw of 87.03 metres. Even though that would have been enough to earn him a medal, he finished the race with his second try, which traveled 87.58 metres. On the day when 1.3 billion people celebrated one of the biggest days in the nation’s athletic history, Neeraj was unmatched by anybody else.
Here are his videos of the men’s javelin throw event at Tokyo 2020
On Day 15 of the Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj Chopra delivered one of the greatest performances in Indian sporting history, sending the entire country into celebration. he won India’s 10th gold medal at the Summer Games while becoming only the second individual Indian to win a gold medal. Notably, after Norman Pritchard won two silver medals in Paris in 1900, this was India’s first-ever athletics medal.