Number One Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history by securing the number one position in the world rankings on Monday. In the latest rankings released by World Athletics, Neeraj Chopra became the number one player in the men’s javelin throw event. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to hold the number one position in the world rankings.
Neeraj Chopra had achieved the feat of winning the gold medal in the track and field event in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for the first time. The star Indian javelin thrower has overtaken Anderson Peters to claim the number one spot. As per the latest rankings, Neeraj Chopra has 1455 points and Anderson Peters has 1433 points. Neeraj has a lead of 22 points. At the same time, Jacob Vadlej is at number three in the ranking with 1416 points.
Started 2023 by winning the Doha Diamond League
Neeraj Chopra started this season with Doha Diamond League. He had won the Diamond League competition played in Doha. Neeraj made a record of 88.67 meters in the competition and won the first place.
Please tell that after winning the gold medal in the Olympics, Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal by throwing 89.63 meters in the Diamond League held in Zurich. Let us tell you that Neeraj Chopra will participate in the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games on June 4 in the Netherlands Hongelo. After this, on June 13, he will be a part of the Nurmi Games to be held in Turku, Finland.
Gold was given to India for the first time in Javelin
Significantly, Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in Javelin. Since then, his brilliant performance continues. Now it will be interesting to see his performance in the upcoming games.
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