Neeraj Chopra on Saturday made history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics at Olympic Games when he clinched the first position at Tokyo 2020 with a throw of 87.58 meters in the javelin competition.
Chopra has also become only the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics. Chopra now holds gold medals in javelin throw at the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and now the Olympics, all at the same time.
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Chopra’s gold means India, with seven medals at Tokyo Games, has surpassed the tally of six medals won at the 2012 London Olympics. This is the most medals won by India in a single edition of the Olympics.
Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch bagged a silver medal with a throw of 86.67m. HisOlympic Games compatriot Vitezslav Vesley took the bronze medal with a throw of 85.44m.
SOURCE-IANS
