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Published 15:31 IST, July 15th 2024

Neeraj Chopra On The Cusp Of Creating A Record That No Indian Has Achieved In 128 Years Of Olympics

Neeraj Chopra, India's hero of Tokyo Olympics 2020 is the nation's brightest hope for a gold medal in the 33rd Summer Games to be held in Paris

Neeraj Chopra | Image: PTI

Paris Olympics 2024: The Indian contingency will soon be off to Paris to rewrite history in Paris. In what is being touted as one of the largest Indian contingency to go to Paris, the athletes from the world's largest democracy will look to better record of Tokyo Olympics. India won a total of seven medals at the previous edition of the Summer Games and this was a record breaking feat for them. India's biggest bet will be Neeraj Chopra who has dominated the world of Javelin throw for quite sometime now.

Neeraj Chopra On The verge Of Scripting History

26-year-old Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra scripted history in the Tokyo Olympics as he became the only Indian to win a gold in men's javelin throw. After his emphatic win in Tokyo, wherever Neeraj Chopra went he dominated those contests. With the Paris Olympics just a few days away, all eyes are on Chopra as he is undoubtedly India's biggest medal hope.

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With the 33rd Summer Games fast approaching, Neeraj Chopra might have his eyes all set on an unique feat, a feat that no other Indian has been able to achieve in the history of Olympics. If Neeraj Chopra can clinch the gold medal in Paris Olympics, he will be the first Indian to win two consecutive gold medals in an individual sport. From a promising young athlete to an Olympics gold medal winner, Neeraj Chopra's journey has been nothing but extraordinary.

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Chopra's rise in the sporting world has been exemplary. The story of domination that started in the Tokyo Olympics has only become bigger and better with the passing time. Neeraj scripted history by winning the first-ever gold medal for India in the World Athletics Championship in 2023. He also became the first Indian to win the Zurich Diamond League and the Lausanne Diamond League in 2022. Chopra was also the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games.

Updated 15:31 IST, July 15th 2024

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