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Wednesday, Jul 16, 2025
The huge gathering meant that social distancing norms went for a toss as several, quite a lot of them without masks, rushed in to catch a glimpse of the stars.
Naik, a Subedar in Indian Army in Pune, trained Chopra between 2015 and 2017 at the Patiala national camp.
India's performance at the Games was best personified by Neeraj Chopra when he owned the Olympic stadium with his self-assured gait during the javelin throw final.
The startup also announced Rs 1 crore for each of the other five individual medallists, who brought laurels to the country at the Tokyo Olympics.
The legends of Indian athletics extolled star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's gold medal winning feat at the Olympic Games, terming it a "defining" and "watershed" moment in country's sports history.
Chopra proved to a strong competitor and hardly showed any sign of nerves as he comfortably threw the javelin with the self assurance of a champion end India' medal drought in Olympics track and field events.
The United States' men finally bagged a track gold, via the 4x400m relay, while their star-studded women's quartet won their event for the seventh successive time, securing yet another medal for Allyson Felix.
Chopra not only became the second Indian to win an individual gold in Olympics but also bagged the first track-and-field medal for the country.
The 23-year-old from Panipat in Haryana has become the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in track and field events.
The 23-year-old produced the first medal for India in a track and field event in Olympics.
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