Neeraj Chopra bags gold for India in Javelin throw, Kishore Jena wins silver at Asian Games 2023,
Neeraj Chopra won gold in the Javelin throw at the Asian Games 2023.
India's star javelin thrower, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion Neeraj Chopra has also won gold for India at the Asian Games 2023. wins the gold medal with a massive throw of 88.88. He was up against Kishore Jena.
With his 87.54m personal best, Kishore had passed Neeraj, but Neeraj came up with a huge throw, his season best, to add gold and silver for Kishore.
This athlete never stops. He has won and made several records for India. Neeraj won a gold medal in javelin back in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. With a throw of 88.06 m, he made a mark at continental level, giving signs of a fine future. Previously, he had also secured a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2018, with a throw of 86.47 m.
He completed his trophy collection by winning the World title in 2023 after winning the Diamond League championship in 2022.
Chopra also made a new national record and finished with a silver medal with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland, bettering his own previous national record of 88.07 meters which he had set in Patiala in March last year.