A sneak peek into India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra's best throws

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finally ended the country's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the world championships by earning a silver medal. He became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships. While the highlight of Neeraj Chopra’s career so far has been his gold medal win at Tokyo 2020, here we take a look at his best throws so far.

A sneak peek into India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra's best throws Credit: AP Photo

With a best throw of 87.58m, Neeraj Chopra scripted history in the Olympic finals and become the first Indian track and field athlete to win gold and only the second Indian to win an individual gold medal at the prestigious event. Credit: PTI Photo

Neeraj Chopra's best throw is 89.94m, which he achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on June 30, 2022. The best mark stands as the men’s national record in India and is Neeraj Chopra’s personal best. Credit: PTI Photo

So far Neeraj has managed to surpass the 85m mark on 29 occasions in his short yet eventful career. Out of which seven have come in the month of June 2022 at the Stockholm Diamond League (4) and Nurmi Games (3). Credit: AFP Photo

Neeraj Chopra produced a best throw of 88.13 meters that earned him a silver at the World Championships 2022. However, his best at the World Athletics Championships came during the qualifier round where he threw an 88.39m. Credit: AP Photo

In 2016, Neeraj Chopra grabbed world attention by bagging gold at the IAAF World U20 Championships 2016 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Chopra created an under-20 world record with an 86.48m long throw. Credit: AFP Photo