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Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wins India's first-ever gold at World Athletics Championships in Budapest, receives praise from Delhi Police and Indian sportspersons.
PremiumIndian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on August 27. Neeraj's achievement at the World Athletics Championships 2023 has garnered praise from Delhi Police as well as top Indian sportspersons on social media.
Neeraj Chopra now also known as the 'Golden Boy,' expressed his elation on social media. He achieved this historic feat with a best throw of 88.17 m in Budapest. Neeraj shared photos on his official social media handles, one with the gold medal and another with Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who won silver, and Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch, who took bronze. He captioned the images with, “World Champion. What a feeling. India, this is for you. Jai Hind."
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Delhi Police issued a satirical notice on social media platform X (formerly twitter) stating “Win hearts, not Challans" in view of Neeraj's achievement.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar hailed it as a historic milestone for Indian sports and congratulated Neeraj over his achievement on X.
Virender Sehwag lauded him in his quirky style. "Fenkon toh aise fenko ki chaar log bole Kya fekta hai yaar. 88.17 mtr door Bhaala phenka and a World Athletics Championship Gold for our Champion #NeerajChopra . The mega run continues," tweeted Sehwag .
Gautam Gambhir summed up the success as "Gold for our diamond."
Harbhajan Singh praised Neeraj for becoming the first Indian to win multiple world athletics championships medals.
