Tokyo Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is a countrywide sensation after his heroics at the men's javelin event last year in Japan.
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Tokyo Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is a countrywide sensation after his heroics at the men’s javelin event last year in Japan. The second throw measuring 87.58m handed him the gold medal also becoming the first Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Olympics. Since then, he has become only the second individual to win an Olympic Gold after shooter Abhinav BIndra.
The 24-year old star continued his splendid form to claim India’s best result at the recently-concluded World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States, winning a Silver. Defending world champion, Anderson Peters of Grenada, made hard work to deny Chopra of the gold medal. The Indian Army Subedar from Haryana even holds the National record, with an aim to reach the 90-metre mark. He also claimed a Gold at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The youngster has already shown the world that he is only getting started, with a lot more silverware expected as he enters the prime years of his career. At 24, he is only improving with time and is sure to put India on the world map in the field of athletics.
| Event | Edition | Distance | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | Tokyo 2020 | 87.58m | Gold medal |
| Asian Games | Jakarta 2018 | 88.06m | Gold medal |
| Diamond League | Stockholm 2022 | 89.94m | Second place |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast 2018 | 86.47m | Gold medal |
| World Championships | Oregon 2022 | 88.39m | Second place – Q |
| Asian Championships | Bhubaneshwar 2017 | 85.23m | Gold medal |
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz 2016 | 86.48m | Gold medal |
| Asian Junior Championships | Ho Chi-Minh 2016 | 77.60m | Silver medal |
| South Asian Games | Guwahati 2016 | 82.23m | Gold medal |
Neeraj Chopra came to fame after becoming the Asian champion in 2017, before winning gold at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games. Neeraj Chopra missed the previous edition of the World Athletics Championships, due to an elbow injury keeping him out of the game for over a year. The Indian eventually won a historic Gold in Tokyo after qualifying at a meet in Potchefstroom, South Africa, in January 2020.
Arjuna Award – 2018
Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) – 2020
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award – 2021
Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) – 2022
Padma Shri – 2022
