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Indian star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has once again created history. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has become world number one for the first time in his career in the latest men’s javelin throw rankings released by World Athletics.
Neeraj Chopra topped with 1,455 marks. He finished 22 points ahead of world champion Anderson Peters of Granada (1,433). Czech Republic’s Jakub Wadlejch, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, finished third with 1416 points. This Indian star has created history by achieving this ranking for the first time.
The 25-year-old Chopra, who led India to a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics, reached second place in the world rankings on August 30 last year, but could not overtake Peters after that. In September last year, Neeraj Chopra won the Diamond League 2022 final in Zurich. He was the first Indian to win this prestigious trophy.
He also won the season-opening Doha Diamond League title on 5 May with a throw of 88.67 metres. Neeraj Chopra currently has 1,455 points, 22 more than reigning world champion Anderson Peters. This left Neeraj behind Anderson Peters of Grenada. Anderson currently has 1433 points. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem is also included in the top-5 ranking.
Let us tell you that Neeraj won the gold medal in javelin throw for India in Tokyo Olympics. Chopra did this charisma on 7 August 2021. He became the first track and field athlete to win a medal at the Olympics. Not only this, he became the second athlete to win a gold medal for India. 25-year-old Neeraj started making headlines from there and today he is a youth star. Neeraj also holds the record of 89.94 meters throw, which he set in the Diamond League held in Stockholm.
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