Neeraj Chopra creates history, becomes first Indian ever to win silver at World Athletics Championships

24.07.2022 - 07:27 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

While a nation was asleep, the reigning Olympic champion created history after becoming the first ever Indian athlete to win a silver at the World athletics championships with his best effort of 88.13m on early Sunday morning (India time) to etch his name in the record books.

He, however, failed in his endeavour to become the first javelin thrower after Norwegian track and field great Andreas Thorkildsen to hold both the Olympics and World Championships titles at the same time.

Thorkildsen had achieved the feat at the Berlin edition of the Worlds meet. However, it was Grenadian Anderson Peters who took away the honours after effortlessly throwing the spear to a 90m mark thrice to clinch the gold.

Anderson, the reigning World champion, saved the best for his last, launching the spear to a distance of 90.54m in his sixth and final attempt.

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Arshad Nadeem gave Pakistan its first javelin throw gold with a Commonwealth Games record mark of 90.18m. With the feat, Arshad, who was wearing a strapping around his right arm, beat Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's Tokyo Olympic throw of 87.58m, which helped him win gold, and the World Athletics Championship throw of 88.13m, which helped the Indian athlete win silver. Neeraj had to pull out of the Commonwealth Games due to an injury which he suffered during the recently-concluded World Athletics Championships. Arshad beat a field that had two-time world champion Anderson Peters.

CWG 2022: We are not rivals, we are part of javelin family, says Arshad Nadeem on friendship with Neeraj Chopra

Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem says he will miss competing against India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra at the Commonwealth Games here as they are part of 'one' family. Neeraj won a historic silver at the World Championships last month with a throw of 88.13m as Arshad finished fifth after becoming the first Pakistani to qualify for the finals. The Indian pulled out of the CWG due to a groin strain while Arshad, who continues to nurse an elbow injury, is expected to be on the podium with Grenada's Anderson Peters, the favourite for gold. Peters won the gold at recent Worlds. "Neeraj bhai is my brother. I miss him here. May God give him the best of health and I get to compete with him soon," Arshad told PTI.

Injured Neeraj Chopra disappointed at losing out on opportunity to be India's flag-bearer at CWG 2022 opening ceremony

Commonwealth Games on Thursday after he sustained a "minor" groin strain during his historic silver medal-winning campaign at the recent World Championships. The 24-year-old superstar was all set to defend his title in Birmingham, but pulled out of the multi-sport event after his medical team advised a month's rest after MRI scan showed a minor injury. “... I am hurt about not being able to defend my title and missing out on another opportunity to represent the nation. I am especially disappointed about losing out on the opportunity to be Team India's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, an honour I was looking forward to having in a few day's time,” Chopra wrote on his social media handles. “For now, I will focus on my rehabilitation and hope to be back in action very soon. I would like to thank the entire country for all the love and support I've received over the past few days, and urge you all to join me in cheering on my fellow Team India athletes in Birmingham over the coming weeks. Jai Hind.”

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Ace Indian javelin thrower and Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra took to social media on Monday to express his happiness at winning a silver medal for the country at World Athletics Championships 2022 in Oregon, US. Neeraj's silver medal in the men's javelin throw was the big headline of Oregon 2022 for India, with the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist finally ending the country's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the world championships. Neeraj recorded a distance of 88.13 metres in his fourth attempt in the men's javelin throw final and secured the second position.

Anderson Peters, the friend and rival of Neeraj Chopra

Once an aspiring fast bowler, Grenadian is new 90m starNeeraj Chopra and Anderson Peters have one thing in common - both took to javelin for fun. Neeraj, once bullied for being overweight, wanted to lose flab and found his escape route in the sport. He would later end up being the country's first Olympic champion in athletics and only the second Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Worlds. Grenadian Anderson, hailing from a country with a population of 1.13 lakh, picked up the javelin in school at the age of 10 more as an extension of his childhood hobby of hurling stones at mangoes and apples hanging high on trees and later throwing cricket balls. He would become only the second athlete in javelin history to win back-to-back Worlds titles after Czech great Jan Železný.

"Commendable That...": What Neeraj Chopra Said About Pakistan Javelin Thrower Arshad Nadeem At World Athletics Championships

India's Neeraj Chopra scripted history on Sunday as he became the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships after Anju Bobby George achieved the feat in 2003. Neeraj registered a throw of 88.13m in his fourth attempt and hence he secured the silver medal. Anderson Peters secured the gold medal after registering a throw of 90.54m.