Olympics: Neeraj Chopra wins javelin for India's first ever athletics gold

Olympics: Neeraj Chopra wins javelin for India's first ever athletics gold

The Straits Times - Sports·2021-08-07 21:01

TOKYO - Neeraj Chopra won the men’s javelin on Saturday (Aug 7) for India’s first ever Olympic athletics gold.

Chopra, 23, managed a winning best of 87.58 metres to go one better than India’s previous best: two silver medals won in the 200m and now-defunct 200m hurdles at the 1900 Paris Games by British-Indian Norman Pritchard.

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