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Neeraj Chopra beat Arshad Nadeem Make History at the World Athletics Championships
The subcontinent’s sports enthusiasts are preparing for the cricket match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup. At the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Neeraj Chopra of India and Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan engaged in a thrilling competition in the men’s javelin final.
They gave an exhilarating performance early on Monday that had the audience on the edge of their seats. Ultimately, the competition saw the making of history for both players.
Neeraj Chopra won India’s first-ever gold medal at the World Championships, while Arshad Nadeem, who finished in second place, won Pakistan’s first-ever medal at the event. At the end of the heated competition, Neeraj and Arshad were separated by less than a meter.
Neeraj Chopra Wins Historic Gold Medal in Javelin Throw at World Athletics Championships
Despite only being separated by a few centimeters, Neeraj Chopra took home a historic gold medal, while Arshad Nadeem took home the silver. Neeraj attempted a foul throw to start the summit match, but on his second try, he threw his greatest throw of 88.17 meters to win the gold medal.
The current Commonwealth Games champion, Nadeem, got off to a poor start but quickly moved into second place after recording a season-best throw of 87.82 meters on his third try. The two remained at the top of the leaderboard to the finish, while Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic won bronze with the highest throw of 86.67 meters.
Two Friends, Two Competitors, One Golden Moment
Following their historic gold medal victories, Neeraj and Nadeem embraced. Later, Neeraj and Jakub performed the typical flag-waving photo op in front of the cameras. Nadeem, however, was not represented.
Holding the Pakistani flag was the silver medallist. Neeraj sent an outstanding invitation to Nadeem to participate in the pictures. It displayed the Indian flag behind them as they stood as one.
India’s Javelin Throwers Shine at World Championships
Kishore Jena placed fifth in the final with a best throw of 84.77 m, making India the first country to have three competitors in the final. DP Manu finished sixth in the final with a best throw of 84.14 m. Neeraj has medaled in all three colors, two of which he won. Last year, he took silver in the World Championships.
Anju Bobby George was India’s last medallist before earning his two. She took bronze in the women’s long jump at the 2003 World Championships.
Neeraj Chopra: Olympic Champion and World Championships Gold Medalist
Neeraj’s victory makes him an Olympic champion and the current World Championships gold medalist. He is just the second Indian, after famous shooter Abhinav Bindra, to hold both the Olympic and World titles at the same time.
Bindra won the World Championships at the age of 23 and the Olympic gold medal at 25. Furthermore, he is just the third javelin thrower in history to hold both the Olympic and World Championship titles, a feat previously accomplished by Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic and Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway.
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