IAAF

Recognising her tremendous effort and the hardships she has endured, the Finland group decided to help her out.

In athletics as in any discipline, a great coach can work wonders with prospective talent.

Neeraj’s moment of fame came in July 2016, where his throw of 86.48m broke the junior world record at the IAAF World U-20 Championships, making him India’s first-ever world champion in athletics.

Eighteen year old Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra became India’s second ever person to win a gold medal at an IAAF world championship event. The competition, which was held in Poland, also saw the Panipat lad breaking the Under-Twenty world record by almost two metres!