Neeraj Chopra wins historic athletics Gold in Javelin throw, India records 7 Medals in Olympics

Tokyo : Neeraj Chopra is an Olympic champion! The 23-year-old created history on Saturday as he became the only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold by winning the men’s javelin throw final at Tokyo 2020. Neeraj ended India’s 121-year wait for an athletics medal with his gold in the javelin final. Neeraj won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold took India’s medal count to seven at the Tokyo Olympics – the best ever, bettering the tally of six medals at the London Olympics in 2012. Chopra also became the sixth Indian athlete to win an individual medal at Tokyo 2020 joining weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, shuttler PV Sindhu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia.