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On August 7, 2021, Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to win individual gold at the Olympic Games. He is the second Indian to win an individual gold medal, following Abhinav Bindra, who won gold in the Men's 10m air rifle shooting event at the 2008 Olympic Games.

With a throw of 87.58m, Neeraj Chopra won India's first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing first in the table. This is a historic accomplishment because it is the 22-year-old's first-ever Olympic Games. Neeraj Chopra's gold medal brings India's medal tally at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to seven, the country's highest-ever medal haul at the Olympics following the 2012 London Olympics which stands at six medals with two silver and four bronze medals.

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About Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra is a 2016 World Junior Champion, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games champion. In March 2021, he broke his own national record with a throw of 88.07m. His previous best was 88.06m at the 2018 Asian Games, his first appearance at the Asian Games. When he won the World U20 Championships in 2016, he had set the world under-20 record of 86.48 meters.

He became the first Indian athlete to win a World title in Track and Field at the U-20 level. He won gold at the 2016 South Asian Games with a throw of 82.23 meters, equaling the Indian national record. After that, he won gold in the men's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a season-best throw of 86.47 meters. He had joined an elite group of Indian athletes who won gold in their CWG debut.

Neeraj Chopra is the only track and field athlete nominated for the country's highest sports honor in 2018. He received the Arjuna Award in 2018 after winning gold at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

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