Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, was a milestone moment in the future Olympic champion’s career.
With the win, the then 18-year-old Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track and field athlete to become a world champion in any event and any age level. The win proved to be the platform Neeraj Chopra needed to develop into a global superstar.
Neeraj Chopra has been in possession of the Indian national record in men’s javelin throw since 2016.
The Indian ace first set the senior national record during the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati, where he equalled Rajinder Singh’s mark of 82.23m en route to gold.
At the U20 world championships a few months later, he took sole custody and has bettered his own record several times since.
Neeraj Chopra’s best attempt to date came at the Indian Grand Prix 3 in Patiala on March 5, 2021, where he managed his personal best of 88.07m to establish the new national record.
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