Before his heroics at Tokyo 2020, Neeraj Chopra was little-known. As India’s first-ever Olympic medal in athletics, the star javelin thrower Neeraj made history by capturing a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The 23-year-old hasn’t looked back since, and as a result of his overwhelming success, he is now well-known.
Because of his achievement, Neeraj is currently the most searched-for person in India, according to Google’s year-end list for 2021. With a throw of 87.58 meters in the second round, the javelin thrower earned gold in the men’s final in Tokyo 2020 for the untrained. As a result, he also ended India’s 100-year Olympic track and field medal drought.
The other three sports figures who made it into the top 10 on Google’s list, primarily Bollywood stars, were PV Sindhu, Bajrang Punia, and Sushil Kumar. In Tokyo 2020, wrestler Bajrang settled for the same bronze medal as wrestler Sindhu in the 65kg division. On the other hand, the two-time Olympic medalist Sushil’s search intensified mainly because he was the key suspect in the early this year killing of a young wrestler named Sagar Dhandkar.
On the other hand, Neeraj has since started his training again. The young athlete recently tweeted, “It’s time to put the past to rest and focus on the future. Have arrived for my off-season training and look forward to continuing the process of getting better. ” The young athlete has begun his off-season training in the USA.
The javelin thrower would like to carry on in the same way after a spectacular 2021. Despite his enormous success, the road ahead will be difficult for him because of the weight of expectations. It will be intriguing to see how the talented star’s trajectory develops moving forward.
