Neeraj Chopra made history on Saturday, becoming the second Indian to win a personal gold medal at the Olympics after the striker Abhinav Bindra. Neeraj is the first Indian athlete in more than 120 years and the first independent Indian athlete to win an Olympic medal in track and field. Neeraj threw 87.58m for the second time in the men's javelin throwing event and won the gold medal. 

The only medal that India won in track and field events was in 1900, when Norman Pritchard, a British-Indian, won two silver medals in Paris. The International Olympic Committee still attributed Norman Pritchard's medal to India, although various investigations, including the records of the IAAF (now World Athletics) at the time, indicated that he had represented Britain in the competition.

Neeraj Chopra of India wins a historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra's gold medal raised India's medal list at the Tokyo Olympics to 7. This is the best result ever and an improvement from the six medals in the 2012 London Olympics. Chopra also became the sixth Indian athlete to win a personal medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, joining weightlifters Mirabai Chanu and Shutterler PV Sindhu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, and fighters Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia. 

Neeraj ranked first after all athletes completed their first attempt with a throw of 87.03 m. The Indian improved his performance in the second attempt, throwing 87.58 meters to keep him ahead. Neeraj's third attempt was 76.79m. 

Haryana, the son of a farmer from Khandra village near Panipat, participated in athletic sports to get rid of slack. When the 12 athletes were reduced to eight, Neeraj kept his first place. The best athletes advance and get 3 attempts. 

Neeraj Chopra of India wins a historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics.

Neeraj's fourth and fifth attempts failed to reach the goal, and the athlete chose to deliberately cross the line so that the distance was not calculated in both cases. With the monster pitch on the second try, the Indian continued to be the best pitcher at the end of the fifth round, which was enough for India to win a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. 

As a contender for the pregame medal, Chopra, 23, led the qualifying round with a staggering 86.59 million shots in the first round, inspiring the national team's expectations.

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