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

Neeraj Chopra bags silver medal in World Athletics Championships