Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win javelin throw gold in Asian Games
27th August, 2018Category: Sports
The 20-year-old Neeraj Chopra now becomes the country’s first javelin thrower to win gold in Asian Games. He shattered his own three month old national record (87.43) by clearing a distance of 88.06m.
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in April 2018 with a season’s best effort of 86.47m in the final.
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