Neeraj Chopra has once again created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch gold at the World Athletics Championships. He has won a gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event being held in Budapest. Congratulatory wishes have been coming in for him from all around the country. Bollywood celebrities including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, and others have also extended good wishes to Neeraj.
Kareena Kapoor Khan took to her Instagram stories and wrote, ‘So proud of you @neerajchopra.” Anushka Sharma also wished him saying, “Congratulation @neerajchopra. This is remarkable such a proud moment for India.” Shahid Kapoor wished, “Congratulations to our world champion.” Abhishek Bachchan wrote, “Once again @neerajchopra fills us with pride as he secures gold in the men’s javelin throw competition at the #WorldAthleticsChampionships.” Ayushmann Khurrana, Farhan Akhtar, SS Rajamouli, Sidharth Malhotra and Anupam Kher also wished Neeraj Chopra.
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Our Golden Boy does it again!! Congratulations to #NeerajChopra for becoming the first Indian to win Gold at the #WorldAthleticsChampionships. The whole nation is proud of your iconic victory!Also, congratulations to the Indian men’s 4x400m relay team for breaking the…
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) August 28, 2023
Congratulations @Neeraj_Chopra1 on your victory at the #WorldAthleticsChampionships and on becoming world champion for the second time, with an incredible throw.— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) August 28, 2023
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar congratulated Neeraj on Twitter. His tweet read, “Congratulations to Neeraj_chopra for winning the gold at the World Athletics Championships! Your dedication, precision, and passion bring immense pride to the sports world. Keep inspiring (sic).”
In last year’s edition of the World Championships, Chopra settled for a silver but this year he looked in good rhythm in both the qualification and final rounds. Chopra became the first Indian to win a track and field gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.
He also became only the third javelin thrower in history to simultaneously hold the Olympics and World Championships titles after the iconic Jan Zelezny of Czech Republic and Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway.
Two other Indians participated in the final of javelin throw final, Kishore Jena registered his personal best throw 84.77m and finished fifth in the tally. While DP Manu also did well on his final attempt with an 84.14m throw to finish sixth. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem took the silver with his season’s best throw of 87.82m, while Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic got the bronze.
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