India\u2019s Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra created history on Monday, capturing the first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships and edging out Pakistan\u2019s Arshad Nadeem by less than a meter at the final of men\u2019s javelin throw event in Budapest.<\/p>\n
Neeraj recorded his best throw of 88.17 m in his second attempt and managed to keep his lead intact till the very end. Nadeem, the Commonwealth Games champion with 87.82 m got a silver medal.<\/p>\n
Czech Republic\u2019s Jakub Vadlejch secured the bronze with the best throw of 86.67 m. Kishore Jena (best of 84.77 m) finished fifth while DP Manu (best of 84.14 m) finished sixth.<\/p>\n
Now, India has medals of all colors at the World Championships. This is Neeraj\u2019s second medal at the World Championships after he secured a silver last year.<\/p>\n
Before his two medals, India\u2019s last medalist was Anju Bobby George back in the 2003 World Championships, getting a bronze for the women\u2019s long jump.<\/p>\n
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