{"id":32760,"date":"2023-08-29T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=32760"},"modified":"2023-08-28T18:35:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T13:05:49","slug":"neeraj-chopra-first-indian-to-win-gold-at-world-athletics-championships","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/neeraj-chopra-first-indian-to-win-gold-at-world-athletics-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Chopra: First Indian to win gold at World Athletics Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><strong>(Aug 29, 2023) <\/strong>Rewards and accolades never seem to stop raining down on Neeraj Chopra. He has made India proud once again with a gold in World Athletics Championships 2023 at Budapest, Hungary. A master at scripting history, the 25-year-old athlete is the first Indian to win a gold in the World Athletics Championships since it started in 1983 &#8211; exactly 40 years ago. It&#8217;s a historic win for India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Neeraj Chopra was conferred a Padma Shri in January 2022, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021. He also received Arjuna award back in 2018. The\u202fIndian Army offered him a direct appointment as a\u202fJunior Commissioned Officer Subedar\u202f(JCO) in the\u202fRajputana Rifles in 2016 when he was just 18. Indian Army does not appoint fresh recruits to such a position but\u00a0 looking at his South Asian Games performance that year and also looking at his future potential, they made this coveted appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32764\" style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32764\" class=\"wp-image-32764 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Neeraj-Chopra.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Athletes | Neeraj Chopra | Global Indian\" width=\"659\" height=\"433\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 659px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 659\/433;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32764\" class=\"wp-image-32764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Neeraj-Chopra.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Athletes | Neeraj Chopra | Global Indian\" width=\"659\" height=\"433\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-32764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neeraj Chopra<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Neeraj has several eclectic firsts to his credit. He is the first Asian track and field athlete to win a gold in Olympics 2020, and also the first track and field athlete from India to win at the IAAF World U20 Championships in 2016. His\u202fworld under-20 record throw\u202fof 86.48 m made him the first Indian athlete to achieve a world record.<span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Neeraj is one of the only two Indians to have won an individual Olympic gold medal (Abhinav Bindra is the other). The talented athlete had set ablaze the Olympic scene as the youngest-ever Indian Olympic gold medallist in an individual event and the only one to have won gold in his Olympic debut. He represented India in 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games and claimed gold in both. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Indian<\/em><\/a> turns the spotlight on the journey of the super athlete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWhen the desire for success does not let you sleep, when there is nothing better than hard work, when you do not get tired after working continuously, understand that you are going to create a new history of success.\u201d &#8211; Neeraj Chopra<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_32773\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32773\" class=\"wp-image-32773 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Athletes | Neeraj Chopra | Global Indian\" width=\"685\" height=\"388\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Capture-1.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Capture-1-480x272.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 685px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 685px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 685\/388;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32773\" class=\"wp-image-32773 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Athletes | Neeraj Chopra | Global Indian\" width=\"685\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Capture-1.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Capture-1-480x272.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 685px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-32773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neeraj after winning gold<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><b>Struggles with childhood obesity\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Looking at him now, it\u2019s hard to believe that the track and field athlete and reigning Olympic champion in Javelin throw struggled with childhood obesity. This Khandra village boy of Haryana was often teased by children. Addressing his son\u2019s ordeals of getting bullied for weight, Neeraj\u2019s farmer father enrolled him in a gymnasium at Madlauda, a Haryana province.<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Neeraj, later\u00a0enrolled in a gym in\u202fPanipat\u00a0and made physical activity an integral part of his life as he did not want to be\u00a0an object\u00a0of fun for\u00a0the\u00a0village boys anymore. While playing at\u00a0Shivaji stadium\u00a0at\u00a0Panipat,\u00a0Neeraj came across\u00a0javelin throwers and began participating\u00a0in the game\u00a0The rest is history!\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><b>Learning ancient art from modern platform<\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">There is archaeological evidence that javelins\u202fwere already in use by the last phase of the\u202flower Paleolithic age that dates back to about 300,000 years ago. Indian Mythology talks about extensive use of this great weapon.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">This powerful weapon is known to be the favourite of <em>Kartikeya<\/em> (son of <em>Shiva<\/em> and <em>Parvati<\/em> and elder brother of <em>Ganesh<\/em>), known as the Hindu God of war. History is also replete with use of javelin as a powerful weapon in warfare spanning centuries. Interestingly javelin started trending in India only after Neeraj Chopra created history with it in the Olympics. <\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neeraj Chopra. Javelin champion. YouTube user.\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q4wUBsLkgW0?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">As part of its promotional campaigns YouTube has been\u00a0flashing\u00a0Neeraj Chopra\u2019s tryst\u00a0with Javelin stressing on the fact that it was the platform that helped the village athlete\u00a0in\u00a0picking\u00a0up tips and tricks\u00a0of the game. Neeraj has affirmed that\u00a0he\u00a0attempted to copy\u00a0the\u00a0style\u00a0of\u00a0Czech javelin champion\u202fJan Zelezny\u00a0while\u00a0watching\u00a0the YouTube\u00a0videos\u00a0of his performances.<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><b>Parent\u2019s\u00a0and Panipat\u2019s role\u00a0in preparing the Olympian\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">He mentioned in an interview:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">\u201cIn the village that I grew up; no one did athletics. For a lot of my life, I didn\u2019t even know what a javelin was.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Having discovered the game by chance, Chopra had started visiting Panipat Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre where his talent was recognised by the local coach. He helped him hone his skills and win some local competitions as well. Motivated by winning a bronze in a district championship, Neeraj persuaded his parents to allow him to shift to Panipat from the village to pursue the techniques of the game. That move was quite unconventional for the place that he hailed from and considering the fact that Neeraj was just 13 at that time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26049\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26049\" class=\"wp-image-26049 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/neeraj_amrita_gi3.jpg\" alt=\"Neeraj Chopra | Indian Athletes | Global Indian \" width=\"765\" height=\"452\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 765px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 765\/452;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26049\" class=\"wp-image-26049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/neeraj_amrita_gi3.jpg\" alt=\"Neeraj Chopra | Indian Athletes | Global Indian \" width=\"765\" height=\"452\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-26049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neeraj Chopra with his parents on their first flight<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">However, adding wings to the young athlete\u2019s dreams was the best decision of his parents. Life unfolded beautifully, later. For starter, the youngster participated in National Junior Athletics Championships in\u202fLucknow after rigorous training in Panipat\u202fand won gold there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"> \u201cMy village still does not have a playground. Whenever I stay there, I need to practice on the road,\u201d he informed. His flight from such humble backgrounds to reaching the sky in international sporting events is inspiring for millions of Indians and similar to living in a dream for his parents who hardly have exposure to the world outside their province.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artical-description\">\n<blockquote><p>Sharing one of the most fulfilling moments of his life, Neeraj Chopra tweeted:<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;A small dream of mine came true today as I was able to take my parents on their first flight.\u201d<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4 class=\"check-point clear-fix\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 18px;\"><b>International beginnings and army induction <\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Neeraj\u2019s first international competition was in 2013 in Ukraine. He went on to win his first international medal in 2014 at the Youth Olympics Qualification games in Bangkok. By 2016 he started training under the Australian Coach, late Gary Calvert. Neeraj\u2019s performances started improving in international games thereafter.<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26051\" style=\"width: 632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26051\" class=\"wp-image-26051 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/neeraj_amrita_gi4.jpg\" alt=\"Neeraj Chopra | Indian Athletes | Global Indian \" width=\"622\" height=\"485\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 622px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 622\/485;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26051\" class=\"wp-image-26051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/neeraj_amrita_gi4.jpg\" alt=\"Neeraj Chopra | Indian Athletes | Global Indian \" width=\"622\" height=\"485\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-26051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neeraj Chopra with late Bipin Rawat, former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Impressed with his performance at the South Asian Games and looking at his future potential, the\u202fIndian Army\u202foffered him a direct appointment as a\u202fJunior Commissioned Officer\u202f(JCO) in the\u202fRajputana Rifles in 2016. He was inducted as Naib Subedar, a rank that is usually not granted immediately to athletes recruited as non-commissioned officers (NCO).<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><b>Continuing with high voltage performances\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">June 14, 2022 marked the high voltage return of Neeraj Chopra in the javelin turf after 311 days of the historic Olympics gold achievement. He finished a close second (winning silver) at Paavo Nurmi Games in\u202fTurku, Finland, competing with world and Olympic champions like Oliver Helander, Johannes Vetter, Anderson Peters, and\u202fJulian Weber.<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">What was glorious about his second-placed finish is that the athlete had participated in a competition<\/span> after close to a year since his Olympics win. Also, Neeraj unleashed\u202f89.30m while the first-placed<b><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b>Oliver Helander of Finland with his personal best was not too far at 89.93m. Cherry on top was that Neeraj marked a new national record to his name with the 89.30 m throw which turned out to be his personal best.<span class=\"x_eop\"> However, Neeraj was prowling for more. Just five days after this achievement his tiger moves crowned India with <span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">gold at the Kuortane Games in Finland.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neeraj_chopra1\/status\/1508457716570030083?s=20&amp;t=zhOClfJWpq0ybObxJUFO9A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26047 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/neeraj_amrita_gi2.jpg\" alt=\"Neeraj Chopra | Indian Athletes | Global Indian \" width=\"578\" height=\"661\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 578px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 578\/661;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26047 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/neeraj_amrita_gi2.jpg\" alt=\"Neeraj Chopra | Indian Athletes | Global Indian \" width=\"578\" height=\"661\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Talking about the sudden interest of youngsters in the game, he mentioned:<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><strong>\u201c<span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">I see so much potential for Indians with the javelin. To succeed you need strength and speed, and Indian kids have that. I think, more and more, they&#8217;ll see what we\u2019re achieving and will become inspired to pick up a javelin themselves.\u201d &#8211; Neeraj Chopra\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_eop\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">There is certainly more to come from <b><\/b><\/span>the Olympian\u202fin the coming days. India is looking forward to celebrate all his victories!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Neeraj Chopra on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neeraj_chopra1?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/neeraj____chopra\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/neerajchopra01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Aug 29, 2023) Rewards and accolades never seem to stop raining down on Neeraj Chopra. He has made India proud once again with a gold in World Athletics Championships 2023 at Budapest, Hungary. A master at scripting history, the 25-year-old athlete is the first Indian to win a gold in the World Athletics Championships since it started in 1983 &#8211; exactly 40 years ago. It&#8217;s a historic win for India. Neeraj Chopra was conferred a Padma Shri in January 2022, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021. He also received Arjuna award back in 2018. The\u202fIndian Army offered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":32770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","story-category":[215,2248],"story-tag":[6738,4818,6731,6733,6734,6736,6737,6735,6741,6732,6742,318,6739,6740],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Neeraj Chopra wins gold in World Athletics Championships 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Neeraj Chopra wins gold in World Athletics Championships 2023. 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