Neeraj Chopra edges out Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem to win Gold at World Athletics Championships, first-ever Indian to win Gold

Soon after Neeraj Chopra bagged the gold medal on the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Hungary’s Budapest, the Indian Army congratulated the athlete on his particular and monumental achievement.

The Indian Army took to the social media platform ‘X’ and stated, “Neeraj Chopra makes us proud again!! IndianArmy congratulates Subedar Neeraj Chopra on bagging Gold Medal in Men’s Javelin at the World Athletics Championship 2023 in Budapest with a throw of 88.17 meters.”

#NeerajChopra makes us #Proud once more!!#IndianArmy congratulates Subedar Neeraj Chopra on bagging #GoldMedal🥇 in Men’s #Javelin at World Athletics Championship 2023 in Budapest with a throw of 88.17 meters.@Neeraj_chopra1 pic.twitter.com/mV76vQetWy

— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) August 27, 2023

India’s Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra made historical past within the early hours of Monday, capturing his nation’s first-ever gold medal on the World Athletics Championships and edging out Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem by lower than a meter on the last of males’s javelin throw occasion in Budapest.

Neeraj recorded his finest throw of 88.17 m in his second try and stored his lead intact until the very finish. Nadeem, the Commonwealth Games champion with 87.82 m bagged a silver medal.

Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch secured the bronze with the most effective throw of 86.67 m. Kishore Jena (better of 84.77 m) completed fifth whereas DP Manu (better of 84.14 m) completed sixth.

Now, India has medals of all colors on the World Championships.

This is Neeraj’s second medal on the World Championships after he secured a silver final yr. Before his two medals, India’s final medalist was Anju Bobby George again within the 2003 World Championships, getting a bronze for the ladies’s lengthy bounce.

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