Watch: The throw that won Neeraj Chopra silver medal at World Championship

By: Sports DeskUpdated: July 24, 2022 1:19:28 pm

Neeraj Chopra on Sunday won India’s first-ever silver medal in Athletics at the World Championships for India. The legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George was the first Indian to win a medal — bronze — in the World Championships in the 2003 edition in Paris.

The 24-year-old Neeraj Chopra, who had come into the event as hot favourite, secured the medal with a throw of 88.13m finishing second.

Neeraj didn’t had an ideal start as he began with a foul throw and had 82.39m and 86.37m to be at fourth after three rounds. He got his rhythm back with a big fourth round throw of 88.13m, his fourth career-best effort, to jump to second place, which he held on to till the end. His fifth and sixth throws were fouls.

The throw that won #NeerajChopra the silver medal at #WorldChampionship. It's incredible how these guys know the throw is good the moment they release the #javelin. That roar!This man continues to write history. And he's just 24! pic.twitter.com/dhEj7vDD2G

— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) July 24, 2022

The roar after his fourth attempt is something that Indian sports fans will never forget.

READ |The fitness secrets behind Neeraj Chopra’s World Championship medal

Defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada won gold with a best throw of 90.54m while Olympic silver winner Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic took the bronze with 88.09m.

Chopra had topped the Group A qualification round and qualified for the final at second place behind Peters by sending his spear to 88.39m for his third career-best throw. Peters had topped Group B with an effort of 89.91m.

Top Sports News NowSourav Ganguly out of BCCI after declining IPL chairman postSouth Africa left with questions to answer ahead of T20 World Cup after India drubbingNRAI introduces Olympic trials to pick shooting team for ParisClick here for more

The other Indian in the fray, Rohit Yadav finished at 10th with a best throw of 78.72m. Rohit had finished 11th overall in the qualification round with a best throw of 80.42m.

Subscriber Only StoriesView All

PremiumUPSC Key-October 11, 2022: Why you should read ‘Caste Politics’ or ‘Urban...

PremiumHow a young Indian startup is making calculators ‘smart’ for millions of ...

PremiumUPSC Essentials: Key terms of the past week with MCQs

PremiumSaifai lines up at ‘Netaji’ home for a last glimpse: ‘He gave us energy’Buy at just Rs 66 per month now

Last year, Neeraj Chopra had won India’s maiden gold in the track and field at the Tokyo Olympics. He is only the second Indian to have won an individual gold in the Olympics, after shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won it in the 2008 Beijing Games.

© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdFirst published on: 24-07-2022 at 09:44:58 am Next Story

Ubisoft pushes back next Assassin’s Creed title in already thin year

Tags:Archery World ChampionshipsNeeraj ChopraExplained Climate |