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India: Neeraj Chopra wins historic silver medal at World Athletics Championship 2022
The Olympic medallist came in second with a throw of 88.13m
Photo: @afiindia/Twitter
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, on Sunday, clinched the silver medal in the men's javelin throw final at the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Eugene.
Chopra recorded a distance of 88.13m in his fourth-attempt throw and secured the second position.
The Olympic medallist started the proceedings with a foul throw, which was followed by 82.39m and 86.37m. It was finally in the fourth attempt when he recorded the distance of 88.13m, which put him in contention for the silver medal.
His family was seen celebrating moments after he secured the medal.
The last two attempts by Neeraj went foul so, he ended up in the second position. The first position was held by defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, who recorded a distance of 90.54m.
Neeraj also became India's first ever track and field athlete to take the silver medal in the World Championships, and second to bag a podium finish after the legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George had finished third in the Paris Worlds in 2003.
On the other hand, World Championships debutant Rohit Yadav finished at the 10th position after making attempts of 78.72m, 78.05m and 77.95m.
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