Remembering Neeraj Chopra’s historic throw: India’s first athletics gold at the Olympics | More sports news
Neeraj Chopra opened his name in history by winning India’s first Olympic medal in athletics-A gold throw in the men’s spear throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics held on August 7, 2021. Beijing 2008.However, Chopra’s road was anything easy for Olympic Gold. He came close to qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics, falling below 83-meter qualification mark with the best throw of 82.23 meters. Just a week after the disappearance, Chopra bounced back into magnificent fashion by setting a new junior world record with a throw of 86.48m at the 2016 World U20 Championship in Poland’s bydgoszcz. The victory served as a springboard for further success, including medals in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.There was a major obstacle in 2019 when Chopra was sidelined due to an elbow injury, which required surgery on 3 May – the day the qualification window was opened for the Tokyo Olympics. The injury had already dropped him out of the 2019 World Championship in Doha, making him even more uncertain to Tokyo.Undivided, Chopra staged a strong comeback at a meeting in Potchefstroom in South Africa in January 2020. He gave a throw of 87.86 meters, with an 85 -meter Olympic qualifying standard. The Kovid -19 epidemic became a blessing in the adjournment disguise of the Tokyo Games, which gave him more time to train and re -acquire the peak form. He continued to impress on the domestic circuit, setting a national record of 88.07 meters, which he later improved in the Indian Grand Prix 3 in Patiala.Arriving in Tokyo, Chopra was not among the top medal favorite. But when the moment came, he reached under pressure. In the Olympic final, he opened with a throw of 87.03 meters and followed it with his victorious attempt of 87.58 meters in the second attempt. Their remaining throw included 76.79 meters of attempt, two invalid attempts and the last throw of 84.24 meters. His 87.58 meter mark placed the firm, earning him gold.
The Czech Republic’s Jakub Wades took the silver with 86.67 meters, while his compatriot Viteslav won the bronze with 85.44 meters. Germany’s pre-wet favorite Johannes Waiter, who was throwing for more than 90 meters consecutive sports, could only manage 82.52 meters and finished ninth.On August 7, Neeraj Chopra’s historic victory became a decisive moment in Indian sports history, fulfilling a long -lasting dream, which was narrowly missed icons like Milkha Singh and PT Usha. More than just one personal victory, his gold medal indicated India’s arrival on the global athletics stage – a symbol of flexibility, perseverance and national pride.
