Who is Neeraj Chopra? Know the Indian javelin throw athlete and his records, medals and achievements at the Olympics, World Athletics Championships and more from his career.
Tokyo 2022 Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra became the world No. 1 men’s javelin thrower in the World Athletics rankings last month after surpassing the reigning world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada.
Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin throw gold medal at the Asian Games 2023, India’s 17th in Hangzhou. This is a new record for India for the most gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Games. The Indian men's 4x400m relay team, soon, followed with the 18th gold medal. T...
Chopra is looking to win back-to-back gold medals at this year's Olympics. Michael Steele/Getty Images In India, however, he has nothing more to prove, his status as a national hero already secured. “Everybody knows Neeraj,” says Pritam, “because his posters...