From now on every year on 7th August, spear throw competition will be held in different districts.
As a mark of respect to the javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who brought India the only gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Association of India has made a big announcement to organize javelin throw competition on 7 August in every district of the country from next year. Said of This is because Neeraj Chopra created history by winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on August 7.
Let us tell you that the Athletics Association of India honored all the players, including Neeraj Chopra, who performed well in athletics in the Tokyo Olympics. In this program of the Athletics Association held in Delhi, discus throw athlete Kamalpreet Kaur, Lalit Bhanot, gold medalist Bharat throw Athlete Neeraj Chopra and former athlete Anju Babi George were also present. During this, the javelin throw competition to be held every year was also announced.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has created history by winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. He is the second player and the first athlete to win an individual gold for the country. Neeraj secured the first position in his second attempt with a distance of 87.58 metres.
Neeraj, who won a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics, told that he has his own 90m javelin thrower. Neeraj Chopra said, “I was preparing to throw 90 meters this time. Javelin is a little technical. I was around it. This time I was thinking that it is my dream to throw 90 meters, which I will definitely fulfill.”