Neeraj chopra new record

Son of a farmer, a strapping Neeraj, who turned 24 on Friday, immortalised his name in Indian sports history with his gold-winning throw of 87.58m on August 7, the penultimate day of the showpiece. It was not even his personal best effort but it did not matter as Chopra became only the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics after shooter Abhinav Bindra. Short of top-class competition in the run-up to the Olympics, Chopra was not even a sure-shot medal contender but he out-performed the field by some distance to enter Indian sporting folklore. Brimming with confidence, hardly showing any nerves, Chopra literally owned the field with his bossy throw, which was listed one of the 10 magical moments of track and field in Tokyo Games by World Athletics. Who would have thought that a plump kid who took to athletics to lose weight would end up being India's first track-and-field Olympic gold-medallist! It was India's first gold in 13 years and second after 1980 Moscow Games. "It feels unbelievable. It's a proud moment for me and my country. This moment will live with me forever," Chopra said after winning the historic gold. While Chopra's golden moment is a new beginning in Indian athletics, but the year also witnessed the end of an era with the demise of legendary Milkha Singh -- one of independent India's greatest sporting icons who missed an Olympic 400m bronze by a whisker in the 1960 Rome Games. Aged 91, the 'Flying Sikh' died in Chandigarh, just a coup...

Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian athlete to become a world champion at any level. (Source: AFI) Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to become a world champion at any level when he won a gold medal at the U-20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on Saturday evening. Chopra created a new U-20 world record by throwing the javelin a distance of 86.48m. The 18-year-old from Khandra village in Haryana’s Panipat district broke the old mark of 84.69 metres held by Latvian Zigismunds Sirmais by nearly two metres. Chopra’s mark is also a new national record. Chopra, who also became the first Indian athlete to set a world record at any level, bettered his previous personal best of 82.23 set at the South Asian Games earlier this year, which incidentally was the old national record. “When the spear left my hand on that second throw, I had a feeling that this was a special throw. I don’t think I expected it to go over 86 meters but since the last couple of months, I have worked hard on my fitness, my technique and it all paid off today,” Chopra said after his world record performance. Chopra who had qualified for the final of the U-20 world championships in first position, threw the javelin to a mark of 79.66 in his first attempt. This was good enough for second place behind South Africa’s Johan Grobler who flung the javelin 80.59m in his first attempt. However, Neeraj then hurled the javelin a massive 86.48m in his very next throw w...

Ten months after his Tokyo Olympics gold medal, Neeraj Chopra returned to action in some style on Tuesday, rewriting his own national record for men’s javelin with a throw of It was Chopra’s previous national record was 88.07m, which he set in March in Patiala last year. A few months later, on August 7, he went where no Indian athlete had ever gone before, becoming the country’s first ever track and field champion at the Olympics. On that day, he had registered a best attempt of 87.58m, that came with his second throw. In his first attempt on Tuesday, Chopra got going with a solid 86.92m before reaching close to the 90m he has his eyes on. The 89.30 with the second attempt turned out to be the best of his career so far. After three illegal throws, he finished the day with another solid effort at 85.85m. The event was won by Helander who threw a monster personal best of 89.83m. Meanwhile, reigning world champion and season leader Anderson Peters finished third with a throw of 86.60m. HOW ABOUT THIS GUY?! Neeraj Chopra ( Chopra, who had set a junior world record of 86.48m in 2016 by winning the gold medal at the IAAF U20 World Championships, has steadily improved his best throws year on year and is no stranger to breaking his own national record. The U20 gold, a turning point in his career, was also the first time he had broken Rajinder Singh’s national record, after jointly holding the mark of Injury, surgery and a pandemic meant a brief pause for Chopra’s milestone-improvi...

Sports minister Anurag Thakur and former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir lavished praise on ‘golden boy’ Neeraj Chopra after the star thrower created a new national record on Tuesday (June 15). Neeraj Chopra, the India’s Olympic gold medallist, set a new national record and finished with a silver medal with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. Neeraj bettered his own previous national record of 88.07 meters which he had set in Patiala in March last year. “Golden Great @Neeraj_chopra1 does it again! Neeraj Chopra threw 89.30 metres at Paavo Nurmi Games to create a new National Record ! Absolutely THRILLED You`ve got to see his throw,” Anurag Thakur tweeted. Golden Great * Neeraj Chopra threw 89.30 metres at Paavo Nurmi Games to create a new National Record ! Absolutely THRILLED You've got to see his throw ! “The golden boy has done it again! New national record. Great going #NeerajChopra,” Gautam Gambhir tweeted. The golden boy has done it again! New national record. Great going — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) Major Surendra Poonia who is a recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal also heaped praises on Neeraj Chopra for a stellar show. He shared a video of Neeraj’s performance on the KOO app on Wednesday. “Golden Army Man Neeraj Chopra created new national record in Javelin by a massive throw of 89.30m at the Paavo Nurmi Games!. Old record (87.58 Mtr) was also on his name He is participating first time in any competition after Olympics. Congrats Champ,” Ma...

"Very nice competition, and I am very happy for my personal best and national record," Chopra said. "Oliver [Helander] had very good technique today. I tried maybe too much, because that was my first competition of this season. I will compete next in Kuortane after four days." The 24-year-old Indian made a statement of intent with his opening throw, measuring an impressive 86.92m. He then recorded 89.30m in his second attempt, bettering his own previous personal best and national record of 88.07m, set at the Indian Grand Prix 3 in March last year. The Indian, however, failed to log a legitimate attempt in his next three throws before registering 85.85 with his final attempt. His second throw, however, was enough for a silver medal finish. London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago finished fourth in the 10-man field with 84.02m, while Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic came in sixth with 83.91m. After Turku, Neeraj Chopra is scheduled to stay in Finland to compete at the Kuortane Games before heading to Sweden for the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League. Add these to your favourites

Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday took to Twitter to share a video of his throw at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland, which helped him better his own national record. Neeraj threw the javelin a distance of 89.30 metres to finish second at the event. This was his first competitive event since winning the gold medal in Tokyo last year. "No better feeling than being back on the track! Very happy to start my 2022 season with a Personal Best throw 89.30m. Thank you No better feeling than being back on the track! Very happy to start my 2022 season with a Personal Best throw 89.30m. Thank you आप सभी के support के लिए धन्यवाद | ???????????????? Finland's Oliver Helander won the gold medal at the event with a throw of 89.83 metres. He opened with an impressive 86.92m before sending the spear to 89.30m. His next three attempts were fouls while he came up with 85.85m in his sixth and final throw. Finland's 25-year-old Oliver Helander, who has a personal best of 88.02m and season's best of 80.36m, was the surprise gold winner with a best throw of 89.83m which he produced in his second attempt. Chopra's 89.30m effort will take him to fifth spot in the world season leaders' list. Reigning world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, the pre-event favourite with his world leading monster throw of 93.07m while winning gold in the Doha Diamond League last month, was third with a best effort of 86.60m. This was Peters' first defeat after seven wins on the trot this season. 2012...

Neeraj also missed the end of the 2022 season due to an injury. Neeraj had announced last month that he will skip the FBK Games in the Netherlands due to a muscle strain he sustained during training last month. The javelin ace was out of major competitions for almost eight months due to an injury after winning the Diamond League 2022 finals in Eugene in September last year. After returning from the injury, Neeraj made a winning comeback at the Doha Diamond League on May 5 this year, finishing first with a throw of 88.67m at the Qatar Sports Club. Along with FBK Games and Paavo Nurmi Games, the 25-year-old athlete will also skip the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2023. His next scheduled tournament is at the Golden Spike Ostrava in the Czech Republic on June 27. He is also expected to feature in the World Athletics Championships in August and the Asian Games in September. Besides Neeraj Chopra, former world champion Johannes Vetter of Germany has also decided to pull out from the meet. The two rivals, who last squared off at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, were expected to renew their rivalry at the Finnish meet.