Neeraj Chopra created history, won India a medal after 19 years

Another achievement has been recorded in the name of Neeraj Chopra, who won the gold medal in Tokyo Olympics. He has created history by winning the silver medal in the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Eugene. He has given India a medal in this championship after 19 years. The last time India's female athlete Anju Bobby George won the bronze medal was in 2003 in Paris.

Neeraj Chopra had a poor start in the final round but with the third and fourth attempts, he picked up the pace. In the fourth attempt, Neeraj threw his best of 88.13 meters in the final and won the silver medal. His first and fifth attempts were also fouls in the meantime. On the other hand, Anderson Peters of Granada crossed the 90 meter line three times out of five and won the gold medal. Jakub Waldech of Czech Republic won the bronze medal.

Neeraj Chopra started in Group A qualification and threw a throw of 88.39m, which was the third best throw of his career. Defending champion Peters finished first in Group B with a throw of 89.91m. Chopra's best individual performance is 89.94m. He had earlier participated in the 2017 London World Championships but failed to qualify for the final. He missed the 2019 World Championships in Doha due to an elbow operation. Neeraj Chopra had beaten Peters twice this season while Peters was victorious in the Diamond League in June. Peters has now thrown more than 90m throws six times in a season while Chopra is yet to cross the hurdle.