Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 28 (ANI): Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal on the World Athletics Championships 2023 javelin throw occasion on Sunday has evoked widespread admiration from many.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday congratulated ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra for clinching India’s first-ever gold medal on the World Athletics Championship.
Neeraj Chopra recorded his greatest throw of 88.17 m in his second try and managed to maintain his lead intact until the very finish to win Gold at Budapest. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, the Commonwealth Games champion with 87.82 m acquired a silver medal. Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch secured the bronze with the perfect throw of 86.67 m.
He stated that this unprecedented achievement of Neeraj Chopra would encourage the youth of the nation to convey laurels by means of their prowess and keenness of their respective fields.
“It is a proud moment for the entire country that the young chap has got a gold medal in the World Championship. He has created history by becoming the first-ever Indian athlete to secure a gold medal at this prestigious championship,” the Chief Minister stated.
The Golden Boy of Indian athletics managed to get higher off his arch-rival by a margin of simply 0.35 metres of their newest encounter on the World Athletics Championships 2023 last in Budapest on Sunday night time.
With Chopra’s success, India now has medals of all colors on the World Championships. This was Neeraj’s second medal on the World Championships after he secured a silver final yr. IThe pleasure at besting his Pakistani rival on the finish of a fierce contest was writ giant on Neerej’s face as he set free a triumphant roar after recording a throw of 88.17 metres on his second try.
The Tokyo Olympic gold medallist wasn’t the one Indian to be competing within the last, as Kishore Jena (better of 84.77 m) and DP Manu (better of 84.14 m) completed fifth and sixth respectively. (ANI)