NEW DELHI (AFP) - Neeraj Chopra's historic feat in winning India's first-ever track-and-field gold at the Olympics will be commemorated every year, officials said on Tuesday (Aug 10), as the javelin star spoke of his desire to inspire future athletes.

A medal-starved India revelled in Chopra's stunning achievement in Tokyo, which ended a more than century-long wait for an athletics gold, with politicians, celebrities and the general public heaping praise on the 23-year-old.