Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra, hailing from Haryana’s Khandra village, began his athletic journey after a chance encounter with javelin throw. Despite financial challenges, his dedication and talent made him the first Asian to win Olympic gold in athletics.

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Bringing home India's second-ever gold medal won at the Olympics, the star sportsman from Panipat, Neeraj Chopra, speaks about what it takes to overcome hardship and become a track athlete.

Neeraj Chopra won Gold in the Men’s Javelin Throw final to win India’s first medal in Athletics on 7 August. Interestingly, he began his tryst with sports to shed a few extra kilos off his body.

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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!