Neeraj Chopra :- Indian Hero in Tokyo Olympics
23-year-old Neeraj Chopra from Haryana, India is an olympic style sports competitor and a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army. He contends in the spear toss.
Chopra started his vocation with the 2013 World Youth Championship. His first success came in 2016 at the South Asian Games where he put first. He won silver at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships and turned into the main Indian contender to win a lesser title in games. Around the same time, he won the World under-20 Championships and set the new world junior record at 84.48m, says Wikipedia.
In 2017, Chopra won two silver awards at the Asian Grand Prix Series and ruled the Asian Championships. Chopra has prearranged history as the primary Indian competitor to have won in lance toss at both the Commonwealth Games (2018) and Asian Games (2018).
He likewise won the Sotteville Athletics Meet and the Savo Games in 2018. He at present holds the public record in men's lance toss and as per World Athletics, is positioned at world no.16.
Tokyo Olympics
Chopra made his Olympic introduction at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won gold in the men's lance toss occasion. This imprints Team India's first gold decoration at the Tokyo Olympics. His gold award leaves a mark on the world as he turns into the main second Indian male to win an Olympic decoration in a sports occasion since the 1900 Summer Olympics. Also, he is the primary Indian competitor to win an Olympic decoration in spear toss ever.