New Delhi. Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal by throwing 88.13 meters in the final of the championship held in Eugene, USA. In this match, Rohit Yadav has been out of the medal race in the final, staying at number 10. India’s javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra has created history today. He has brought laurels to the country by winning a silver medal in the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene, USA. The special thing is that after 2003, that is, after 19 years, India has won a medal in this competition. The spear thrown by him is only close to 90 meters.
As Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw final at the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Eugene, several Bollywood stars have shared congratulatory messages for him on their social media handles. Kareena Kapoor, Madhur Bhandarkar, Rajkummar Rao have all sent heartfelt wishes to Neeraj Chopra.
Posting the story on her Instagram handle, Kareena Kapoor has posted a photo of Neeraj Chopra hoisting the flag of India.
Apart from this, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar also shared the story on his Instagram and wrote, “Many congratulations to @Neeraj_Chopra for creating history once again by winning a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships, Oregon USA. absolutely brilliant.
Rajkummar Rao has said “One more @neeraj_chopra for the nation of champions. Congratulations brother.” At the same time, Bhumi Pednekar has also put emoji with Neeraj Chopra’s photo in her story. Neeraj also became India’s first track and field athlete to win a silver medal at the World Championships, and Neeraj Chopra, who achieved a podium finish at the 2003 Paris Worlds after legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George finished third.