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The 26-year-old is back in the country after winding up his season with a second-place finish at the Diamond League finale in Brussels

26-year-old achieves his best throw of the day in his third attempt but that was 1cm short of eventual winner Anderson Peters' 87.87m effort

Sumit, along with Bhagyashree Jadhav (shot put, F34 category) will be Indian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics Games to be held from August 28 to September 8, 2024.

Chopra, who entered the final as the favorite after a strong 89.34m throw in the qualifying round, achieved an impressive 89.45m in the final—his second-best effort ever—surpassing the 87.58m that earned him gold in Tokyo.

Gets a befitting welcome as thousands of fans cheered and jostled to get a glimpse of the athelete, who won the javelin throw gold

Chopra was contending with a persistent adductor issue (a thigh muscle problem) leading up to the Paris Games. Despite this, he achieved a season-best throw of 89.45m, earning a silver medal and becoming the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two Olympic medals—adding to his historic gold from Tokyo.

Says it was the love of the family, locals and his fans that turned into Neeraj's greatest victory in two consecutive Olympics

Nadeem bested Chopra for the first time in their 11 face-offs to claim the Olympic gold medal with a sensational Games record of 92.97m

He will continue to motivate countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams and make our nation proud, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Neeraj achieved the best throw of the qualification across both groups in his first attempt to start his title defence, in style

On Tuesday, India's biggest hope for a gold medal will launch his much-anticipated campaign in Qualification Group B at 15:20 IST

Neeraj shared that his throw in the 2016 World Under-20 Championships is the only one he's been satisfied with.

In his third attempt, Sumit shattered the Asian Para Games, World, and Asian records with a throw of 73.29m, securing the gold medal

Neeraj Dominates 19th Asian Games with 88.88m Throw for Gold

Neeraj Chopra finishes second in the javelin throw event at the Diamond League 2023 Final with a best effort of 83.80m

The beginning wasn't promising, with his first throw measuring 80.79m, and he couldn't record a mark in his subsequent two attempts. However, in his fourth attempt, Chopra managed a throw of 85.22m.

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripted history on August 27 by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships.

Neeraj Chopra's fifth attempt of 87.66m extended his lead over others, with Julian Weber of Germany managing only 87.03m in the last attempt, Mid-Day reported

Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra said, "This year I will put an end to the 90-metre question. I have been asked this question many times and I think I will be able to end this question this year."

The ace javelin thrower started his night off with a foul throw. However, he registered a throw of 88.44m in his second attempt and that was enough for him to seal the contest for himself.