There are only a few sports in which the Indian team or an Indian player remains on top in the world for many years in a row. Several decades ago, the Indian hockey team had such a status that it was the best team in the world. 8 gold medals in the Olympics still testify to this. The Indian cricket team has also been successful in showing such brilliance on some occasions. At the individual level, especially in any sport included in the Olympics, hardly any Indian player has dominated the world with a consistent strong performance. Javelin throw star athlete Neeraj Chopra has filled this gap in the last 4 years and now he is close to taking it to new heights.

Exactly 3 years ago, Neeraj Chopra created history by winning the gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics. He became only the second Indian athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics. This was the first medal in India's history in athletics and that too a direct gold medal. After this, Neeraj won every possible global tournament in his sport, including important titles like the World Championship and the Diamond League. Now once again the turn of the Olympics has come and once again the whole country is expecting a gold medal from Neeraj.

Neeraj will repeat history after 16 years

The final of men's javelin throw will be held in the main stadium of Paris Olympics on the night of 8 August. Many big players including Neeraj are participating in it, who will pose a challenge for the Indian star. Now what will be the result will be known only after the final, but Neeraj has a chance to create history in this final not only for India but also in the world of javelin. If Neeraj becomes the champion this time too, then he will become the first Indian athlete to win 2 Olympic golds.

Not only this, his success will be a special achievement in the Olympics after 16 years. After the 2008 Olympics, he will become the first athlete to win 2 consecutive golds in javelin. Before him, Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway had won 2 consecutive golds in 2004 and 2008. Andreas also holds the Olympic record of 90.57 meters. This means that Neeraj will also have a chance to break this record of Andreas with a throw of more than 90 meters. By the way, Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic, who has won the most 3 golds in the Olympics, is the only player to score a hat-trick. He won consecutive golds in 1992, 1996 and 2000.

Strong performance in qualification

Neeraj Chopra made it to the finals with just one throw in the qualification held on August 6. The Indian star performed brilliantly and threw 89.34 meters in the first attempt and qualified. This was just a little less than Neeraj's career best throw of 89.94 meters. Neeraj's throw was the farthest in both the groups of the qualification round and he was number-1. In the final, he will come to throw at number 8.