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Neeraj Chopra wins silver at World Athletics Championships 2022: TOP achievements of record-breaking javelin star - In Pics

Tokyo 2020 Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra clinched the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships 2022 on Sunday to end India's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the worlds.

This was India's second medal at the World Championships and the first podium finish since long jumper Anju Bobby George won a bronze medal at Paris in 2003.

Neeraj Chopra's best effort of 88.13m in the final at the Hayward Field was short of Anderson Peters' gold medal-winning mark of 90.54m while Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch won the bronze with 88.09m.

The 24-year-old Chopra had earlier made the cut for the final courtesy an 88.39m mark in the qualification.

In this collection of pictures, we take a look at Neeraj Chopra's top achievements till date.

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Updated:Jul 24, 2022, 09:10 AM IST

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Silver medal at World Athletics Championships 2022

Neeraj wrote the history of sorts as he won India's only second medal at the World Championships, the first being a bronze won by Anju Bobby George in 2003 in women's long jump. He is also the first man from Asia to win a medal at the World Championships.

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Neeraj Chopra set a new National record in Javelin throw

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra smashed his own national record with a throw of 89.94m in the Stockholm Diamond League. (Source: Twitter)

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Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Diamond League

Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Diamond League with a throw of 89.94m. World champion Anderson Peters of Grenada broke the 16-year-old meet record with a huge 90.31m throw in his third attempt. (Source: Twitter)

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Gold at CWG 2018

Neeraj was unstoppable and Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast was an important cog in the wheels of his growth as an athlete and a future superstar. Neeraj with an 86.47-meter distance achieved his first gold medal at CWG and will be eager to replicate his success in Birmingham this year.

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Neeraj Chopra is the first track and field athlete from India to win Olympics gold

Neeraj Chopra is the first track and field athlete from India to win Olympics gold. Neeraj achieved this at the Tokyo Olympics last year. (Source: Twitter)

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Neeraj Chopra is first Indian to bag gold at athletics World Championships

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, was a milestone moment in the future Olympic champion’s career. Neeraj became first Indian to bag gold at World Championships. (Source: Twitter)