Neeraj Chopra bags silver medal in World Athletics Championships

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Category : Sports Published on: July 26 2022

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Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra bagged the silver medal at the prestigious World Athletics Championships.
Neeraj recorded a distance of 88.13m in his fourth attempt in the men’s javelin throw final and secured the second position.
He becomes the 1st man and the 2nd Indian to win a medal at the World Championships after longjumper Anju Bobby George’s bronze in 2003.
The first position was held by defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, who recorded a distance of 90.54m.
On the other hand, World Championships debutant Rohit Yadav finished at the 10th position after making attempts of 78.72m, 78.05m and 77.95m

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Neeraj Chopra bags silver medal in World Athletics Championships