India’s Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won silver.
Reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal with a season-best throw of 88.88m. The Tokyo 2020 gold medallist's first throw had to be retaken after a technical glitch. While his first three throws did not breach the 85m mark, Neeraj threw his fourth career-best throw to suc...
While Neeraj Chopra has undoubtedly become the face of Indian javelin throwing after his multiple medal hauls at various events, Shivpal Singh is fast rising to carve his own name for the nation. The 24-year-old won gold in the Military World Games in Wuhan, China in October last year with...
“When people meet me, they always say, ‘Our son or our daughter will also start javelin or athletics, and they can also win a medal for India,’” says Chopra. “This is a good thing for me.”