Subedar Major Neeraj Chopra PVSM VSM (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete. Considered as the greatest Indian javelin thrower, he's a double medalist at the Olympics, World Championships, and the Asian Games. He has won the Diamond League once.

Jan 20, 2025 · Neeraj Chopra is an Indian track-and-field athlete who shot to fame after securing a gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and further secured his position as a leading athlete by winning the men’s javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Neeraj Chopra is an Indian athlete who represents India in the javelin throw. He is ranked as Junior Commissioned Officer (Subedar) in the Indian Army. He lives in a joint family with more than 17 other members in Panipat, Haryana.

Aug 5, 2024 · Neeraj Chopra begins his title defence of his Olympic title in javelin on Tuesday. The qualifications are on Tuesday, the final on Thursday. In the past three years he's won...

Jan 20, 2025 · Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who made history on August 7, 2021 by winning India's first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Tokyo Olympics, was born on December 24, 1997 to a family of farmers from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana.

Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships. Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images

Neeraj Chopra (born December 24, 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete. [1] He is a champion in the javelin throw. [2] He is the first Indian track and field athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Chopra was born in Khandra village in Panipat, Haryana. [3]

Neeraj Chopra is an Indian javelin thrower and Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army. He bagged the first gold medal of India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 with a mark of 87.58 m. The silver and bronze medals was won by J. Vadlejch and V. Vesely; both from Czech Republic.

August 7, 2021. Neeraj Chopra wins the javelin throw gold at the Olympics with a throw of 87.58m. It's India's first-ever Olympic gold medal in track and field.

Neeraj Chopra is an Indian track and field athlete specializing in the javelin throw. Hailing from Khandra village in Haryana, he first gained prominence in 2016 by winning Gold at the IAAF World U20 Athletic Championships with a record throw of 86.48 metres.