New Delhi. Indian star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra brought home the gold medal for India. Now he has again achieved another feat and has made our country proud. Who made India proud by winning gold medal in Tokyo Olympics. Now Neeraj Chopra has become the number 1 athlete in the javelin throw game. Neeraj has achieved this position on 22 May 2023. This achievement of the athlete has again made every Indian proud. So let’s know how Neeraj Chopra got this ranking and which athletes did Neeraj Chopra beat to achieve this position.
Neeraj Chopra achieved new milestone
In fact, Neeraj Chopra has become the number 1 athlete in men’s javelin thrower. He achieved this feat on 22 May. Talking about the new ranking of World Athletics, Neeraj Chopra’s name is at number one. Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has created history by becoming the first Indian to reach number one with 1455 points in the latest World Athletics rankings. Neeraj has beaten Anderson of Granada and secured the first position by scoring 22 points more than him. Along with Neeraj, every countryman is proud of him and is also happy with his achievement.
Neeraj Chopra overtakes Anderson
Let us tell you that while Neeraj Chopra has 1455 points, Anderson has 1433 points and with this point he has reached number two. Talking about the third number, on the third position is Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic who has 1416 points. Julian Weber of Germany with 1385 points. Along with this, the name of Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan is at number five, who has 1306 points. The difference between Neeraj and Arshad is 149 marks.