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A medal in athletics on the global stage seemed beyond the Indians till a few years ago. The greatness of Chopra is that he has proved that a medal is very much a reality when he's in the fray
With his best throw of 88.13m, Neeraj won silver and ended India's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Championships.
The 25-year-old Paul produced a best jump of 16.79m in the three attempts he had, and failed to make it to the top eight.
India's last medal here was 19 years ago - in 2003. With this win, Chopra also becomes the first Indian man to bag a medal at the Championships.
She has been called up for the 4x400 metres relay preliminaries, USA Track & Field confirmed on Friday.
Kelsey-Lee Barber joined 400m runner Cathy Freeman as the only Australians to retain a world athletics title after defending her javelin crown.
Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made it a 1-2 finish for Jamaica in the women's event.
The 25-year-old from Ernakulam finished sixth in Group A qualification round.
Eldhose Paul finished sixth in Group A qualification round and 12th overall to make the cut.
The 24-year-old Indian, hot favourite for a medal, opened the men's javelin throw Group A qualification round and sent his spear to 88.39m
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