WATCH: Neeraj Chopra's Historic Javelin Throw To Become India's First Gold Medallist At World Athletics Championship

<p class="p1">India&rsquo;s champion player Neeraj Chopra scripted history yet again as he won the country&rsquo;s first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. Chopra who sealed India&rsquo;s first Olympic gold in athletics two years ago in Tokyo, ended on top in the men&rsquo;s javelin throw final on Sunday with a throw of 88.17 metres in his second attempt and finished India&rsquo;s long wait for a first gold medal in the world championships since the tournament started in 1983.</p> <p class="p1">Arshad Nadeem, of Pakistan ended second with a best throw of 87.82 metres while Czech Republic&rsquo;s Jakub Vadlejch won bronze with a throw of 86.67m. Another Indian athlete Kishore Jena concluded in the top five after a personal best throw of 84.77 metres while DP Manu was sixth with a best effort of 84.14m. This is the first time that three Indian athletes ended in the top eight in an event at the World Championships.</p> <p class="p1">Neeraj&rsquo;s first throw in the final went wrong as he started with a foul but then he made a solid comeback in his second attempt, throwing the spear for a huge 88.17m which was enough to put him in the pole position. The 25-year-old followed up with a throw of 86.32 in his third attempt.&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1">Here is the video:</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">88.17 Meters for 🥇<br /><br />Neeraj Chopra becomes 1st 🇮🇳 athlete to win a gold medal at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldAthleticsChampionships?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldAthleticsChampionships</a> 😍<br /><br />Watch the best of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Budapest23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Budapest23</a> - FREE only on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JioCinema?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JioCinema</a> ✨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WAConJioCinema?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WAConJioCinema</a> <a href="https://t.co/le562o9zp2">pic.twitter.com/le562o9zp2</a></p> &mdash; JioCinema (@JioCinema) <a href="https://twitter.com/JioCinema/status/1695881053159006373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Olympic champion becomes the javelin throw world champion ☄️<br /><br />🇮🇳's <a href="https://twitter.com/Neeraj_chopra1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Neeraj_chopra1</a> throws 88.17m to upgrade last year's silver medal into glittering gold in Budapest 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldAthleticsChamps?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldAthleticsChamps</a> <a href="https://t.co/8K1mIvcYmF">pic.twitter.com/8K1mIvcYmF</a></p> &mdash; World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldAthletics/status/1695882793853575303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p class="p1">Chopra who became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the track and field in Tokyo sealed a silver medal in the 2022 edition of World Championships in Eugene, USA. It was legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George who won a bronze in the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>2003 World Championships before Chopra.</p> <p class="p2">&nbsp;</p>

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