Budapest [Hungary], August 28 (ANI): After making waves within the lately concluded World Athletics Championships by clinching India’s first-ever gold medal within the meet, ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra posted his first response following a podium end in Budapest.
The ‘Golden Boy’ 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.
He took to his official social media handles to share a photograph with the gold medal whereas the second photograph he posted was with Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who clinched a silver and Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch.
Neeraj uploaded the photographs with a caption that learn, “World Champion. What a feeling. India, this is for you. Jai Hind.”Neeraj’s historic gold medal on the World Athletics Championships 2023 javelin throw occasion on Sunday has evoked widespread admiration from many prime sportspersons on social media, reflecting the nation’s collective pleasure and satisfaction.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, the Commonwealth Games champion with 87.82 m received a silver medal. Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch secured the bronze with the perfect throw of 86.67 m.
Neeraj managed to get higher off his arch-rival Pakistan’s Nadeem 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 Neeraj’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 12 months.
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. (Neeraj’s historic gold medal on the World Athletics Championships 2023 javelin throw occasion has evoked widespread admiration from India’s prime sportspersons on social media, reflecting the nation’s collective pleasure and satisfaction.
Neeraj’s historic victory within the javelin throw competitors on the 2023 World Athletics Championships has garnered intensive reward from India’s greatest athletes on social media, reflecting the nation’s collective pleasure and satisfaction. India’s iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar counseled India’s first-ever gold medal winner on the World Athletics Championships.
“India’s first-ever gold at the WorldAthleticsChampionships. It’s a historic milestone for Indian sports. May your hard work keep shining in every tournament you represent India,” Sachin on Monday took to X, previously often known as Twitter.
Tendulkar’s former teammate Virender Sehwag congratulated the Golden Boy in his distinctive type.
“Fenkon toh aise fenko ki chaar log bole Kya fekta hai yaar. 88.17 mtr door Bhaala phenka and a World Athletics Championship Gold for our Champion NeerajChopra . The mega run continues,” Sehwag wrote in his tweet.
Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir summed up Neeraj’s success in just a few phrases, “Gold for our diamond!” Former spinner Harbhajan Singh prolonged needs and wrote, “Neeraj Chopra making us all proud .. first indian to win multiple world athletics championships medals.. Keep rocking”Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan shared a particular message for the 25-year-old and wrote, “We all love Gold but Neeraj Chopra Adores it… entire nation is proud of you brother.”Shooter Abhinav Bindra, who was India’s first and solely particular person Olympic medallist earlier than Neeraj Chopra, was among the many first to lift a toast to Neeraj’s achievement in Budapest. “Immense pride watching Neeraj Chopra soar to victory at the World Championships in Budapest! Your dedication and hard work are an inspiration to all,” Abhinav Bindra, who gained gold medals within the 10m air rifle occasion on the Beijing 2008 Olympics and 2006 ISSF World Championship, tweeted.
Neeraj will return to steer India’s medal hopes within the Hangzhou Asian Games, which is to be held from September 23 to October 8. The Asian Games will mark Neeraj’s last main competitors of this 12 months. (ANI)