Chopra Wins Historic Javelin Gold for India

Chopra Wins Historic Javelin Gold for India
Neeraj Chopra of India in action in the Men's Javelin Throw Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium at Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 7, 2021. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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TOKYO–Neeraj Chopra won the men’s javelin on Saturday with a best throw of 87.58 meters to claim an historic first Olympic athletics gold medal for India.

The Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch won silver with 86.67 meters and Vitezslav Vesely claimed the bronze with 85.44.