World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra clinches India’s first-ever silver medal with historic throw of 88.13m.

July 25, 2022

Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra ended India’s 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Athletics Championships after he clinched the silver medal at the 2022 meet with historic throw of 88.13m.
This was India’s second medal at the World Championships and the first podium finish since Anju Bobby George won a bronze medal in long jump at Paris in 2003.
It was only the fifth time that the javelin throw final was won with a 90m-plus throw in the 18 editions of the World Championships.