Throwback to time when Neeraj Chopra won Arjuna award in 2018 after Commonwealth Games

Rome was not built in a day and neir was Neeraj Chopra's journey to what he has accomplished today. It took passion, hard work and a lot of patience. As India celebrates this historic Olympic gold, let's revisit time when Chopra received Arjuna Award for his mesmerizing athletic performances.

What led to Chopra's Arjuna Award?

Winning is a habit and Neeraj Chopra just proved that right after he ended India's 100-year-long wait when he claimed gold at ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Wishes poured in from entire nation as politicians, sports personnel and acting community came toger to relive this moment that would be incorporated in history books of generation to come.

What makes this win different is consistency as Chopra has constantly delivered record-breaking performances whenever his country needed him most. Back in 2018, Chopra was awarded Arjuna Award that is conferred only to most desirable athletes for 'Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games'. President Ram Nath Kovind h handed him award at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. award was bestowed to him after his exceptional performance at 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. He was a debutant at Gold Coast Games where he registered a season-best 86.47-metre throw and also became first Indian to excel in field of Javelin. 

Some of Chopra's or accomplishments 

Neeraj Chopra h won a gold medal at Asian Games 2018. He threw 83.46 metres off first throw. Of six attempts, Neeraj's second and sixth attempts were fouls. His third and fourth attempts were 88.06 metres and 86.06 metres respectively. His gold was only second medal for India in javelin throw in Asian Games history. In 2017, Neeraj won anor gold medal with a throw of 85.23m. In 2016, IAAF World U20 Championship held in Poland, Neeraj Chopra, at age of 18, set world's junior record for Javelin throw by a massive 86.48m throw, which he still holds. However, in Doha it was just a treat to watch as Chopra broke his own record with a massive 87.45m throw which he still reigns on.

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