{"id":21326,"date":"2021-08-07T20:40:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T15:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=21326"},"modified":"2021-08-07T20:40:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T15:10:05","slug":"javelin-thrower-neeraj-chopra-becomes-first-indian-to-win-olympic-gold-in-athletics-seventh-medal-for-india-in-tokyo-olympics-the-countrys-highest-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=21326","title":{"rendered":"Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win Olympic Gold in Athletics, seventh medal for India in Tokyo Olympics- the country\u2019s highest ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"MinistryNameSubhead text-center\">Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<h2>Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win Olympic Gold in Athletics, seventh medal for India in Tokyo Olympics- the country\u2019s highest ever<br \/>\n<span id=\"ltrSubtitle\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Key Highlight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>President Shri Ram Nath Kovid and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulate Neeraj Chopra for creating history<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Congratulating Neeraj, Sports Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur says,<\/em><em>\u00a0Your name will be etched in the history books with golden letters<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 23-year-old Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history by wining Gold medal in men&#8217;s javelin throw at Tokyo Olympic today.\u00a0Chopra gave his best throw of 87.58 to bag the gold medal.\u00a0With this, he has become the first Indian athlete to win gold ever and India&#8217;s second ever individual Olympic gold medalist after shooter Abhinav Bindra, who bagged gold in Beijing 2008. With this outstanding performance, Neeraj also took India&#8217;s medal haul to seven in the Tokyo Olympics &#8211; the country&#8217;s highest ever, beating the tally of six medals won at the London Games in 2012.\u00a0President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur and an absolutely ecstatic India congratulated Neeraj Chopra for making India proud.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1423980109753577482&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D1743629&amp;sessionId=9491a9c8010f88d5509bc33f96dc5368ab1c9db0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1423980109753577482\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>President Sri Ram Nath Kovind congratulated\u00a0 Neeraj Chopra and said, your feat will inspire our youth. \u201c&#8221;Unprecedented win by Neeraj Chopra! Your javelin gold breaks barriers and creates history. You bring home first-ever track and field medal to India in your first Olympics. Your feat will inspire our youth. India is elated! Heartiest congratulations,\u201d the President tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1423982290296721411&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D1743629&amp;sessionId=9491a9c8010f88d5509bc33f96dc5368ab1c9db0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1423982290296721411\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Neeraj for outstanding performance and tweeted, \u201cHistory has been scripted at Tokyo! What Neeraj Chopra has achieved today will be remembered forever. The young Neeraj has done exceptionally well. He played with remarkable passion and showed unparalleled grit. Congratulations to him for winning the Gold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1423980756280373258&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D1743629&amp;sessionId=9491a9c8010f88d5509bc33f96dc5368ab1c9db0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1423980756280373258\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur shared a clip of him watching the winning moment on Twitter with congratulation message. \u201cNEERAJ CHOPRA, India\u2019s Golden Boy! Your superbly soaring throw deserves a Billion Cheers! Your name will be etched in the history books with golden letters #Tokyo2020.\u201d Sports Minister tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neeraj Chopra Personal Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Event: Men\u2019s Javelin Throw<\/p>\n<p>Date of Birth: December 24, 1997<\/p>\n<p>Home location: Panipat, Haryana<\/p>\n<p>Training Base: SAI NSNIS Patiala<\/p>\n<p>Current Training Base: Uppsala, Sweden<\/p>\n<p>National Coach: Dr. Klaus Bartoneitz<\/p>\n<p>An overweight 12-year-old boy from Haryana\u2019s Khandra village, who was persistently persuaded by his family members to take up sports. He ultimately gave in to all the badgering and began training at the Shivaji Stadium in Panipat. That was until he saw a few seniors throwing javelins at the stadium and decided to try his luck at javelin throw. Fortunately for him, that sport truly captured his fancy as he began training rigorously to get into better shape. He grew up to become India\u2019s first ever javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Asian Games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gold Medal, Asian Games 2018<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gold Medal, Commonwealth Games 2018<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gold Medal, Asian Athletics Championships 2017<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gold Medal, World U-20 Athletics Championships 2016<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gold Medal, South Asian Games 2016<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Silver Medal, Asian Junior Championships 2016<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Current National Record Holder (88.07m \u2013 2021)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Current World Junior Record Holder (86.48m \u2013 2016)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Govt. Interventions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Visa Support Letter for training and competition in Europe<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Financial assistance towards procurement of sports gear and recovery equipment<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hiring of bio-mechanist expert cum coach for his training at National Coaching Camp and Foreign Exposure<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Injury management and rehabilitation along with Federation and NGO<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Financial assistance towards 26 International Competitions in the current Olympic Cycle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding (2016 post Rio &#8211; present)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TOPS: Rs. 52,65,388 approx.<\/p>\n<p>ACTC: Rs. 1,29,26,590 approx.<\/p>\n<p>TOTAL: Rs. 1,81,91,978 approx.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details of Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Grassroot Level:Mr. Jai Chaudhary<\/p>\n<p>b) Development Level: Late Mr. Garry Calvert and Mr. Uwe Hohn<\/p>\n<p>c) Elite Level:Dr. Klaus Bartoneitz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win Olympic Gold in Athletics, seventh medal for India in Tokyo Olympics- the country\u2019s highest ever Key Highlight: President Shri Ram Nath Kovid and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulate Neeraj Chopra for creating history Congratulating Neeraj, Sports Minister Shri Anurag [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21326"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21327,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21326\/revisions\/21327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}