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Subedar Major Neeraj Chopra PVSM VSM (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete. Considered as the greatest Indian javelin thrower , he's a double medalist at the Olympics , World Championships , and the Asian Games .
Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw podium. The top two from the previous Olympics qualified for the event. Neeraj Chopra was the reigning Olympic and World champion, having won gold at the previous Olympics and 2023 World Championships.
The men's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1908, being the last of the current throwing events to feature at the Olympics after the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. The women's event was first contested at the 1932 Olympics, becoming the second women's throws event after the discus in 1928. [1] [2]
Now, India and Pakistan are competing against each other in the javelin throw at the Olympics, too. When Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and defending champion Neeraj Chopra of India finished 1-2 at the ...
The track and field competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games was marred by another controversy on Wednesday when officials failed to record a “good” first throw made by Olympic and world ...
Neeraj Chopra 86.48 m (283 ft ... thrown after the 1912 Olympics) was the first javelin world record to be officially ratified by the International Association ...
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India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has revealed that he is now married in a brief announcement on social media.. The two-time Olympic medalist, one of the country’s most famous sports ...