On Sunday, Neeraj Chopra accomplished another historic milestone when he became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships during the men’s javelin throw final competition in Budapest. Chopra continued to set the record for the longest javelin throw in the competition when he threw it 88.17 metres on his second attempt in the final. Compared to the 2022 Worlds, where he won a silver medal, Neeraj’s performance represented a substantial improvement.

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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 28, 2023

In the final, the reigning Olympic gold medalist didn’t get off to the best start, only getting 79 metres; Neeraj was obviously not pleased with the throw and chose to not count the score at all, so he stepped the line to force a foul. The Indian thrower reserved his finest throws for the second attempt in the championship; riding on a massive amount of fan support, Chopra took his run and, in usual fashion, started to celebrate long before the javelin had touched down.

Arshad Nadeem, Chopra’s fellow Pakistani and gold medalist, came in second with 87.82m, just behind the Indian. Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic won third place in 86.67m.

The other two Indian javelin throwers who were in the running, Kishore Jena and DP Manu, also put on strong performances even though they were unable to place on the podium. Both throwers placed fifth and sixth, respectively, after qualifying for the top-8 spots. Manu threw 84.14 metres, while Jena had the highest throw that was recorded at 84.77 metres (also his personal best).

Chopra, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, concluded with a silver medal at the world championships in Eugene last year because Anderson Peters had already won the gold.

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Neeraj only needed one throw in the men’s javelin qualification round at the 2023 competition to secure a spot in the final on Sunday. The Olympic champion automatically qualified for the final after clocking an outstanding 88.77m on his first attempt. Following his foul in the first throw, Neeraj reached distances of 88.17m, 86.32m, 84.64m, 87.73m, and 83.98m.

Neeraj makes history

After the legendary Czech throwers Jan Zelezny and Andreas Thorkildsen, India’s great javelin thrower is now just the third person in history to hold both the Olympic and World Championship titles in the same year.

Source: ANI

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