Neeraj Chopra Has Done It Again For The First Time For India and Makes History

Neeraj has given India four such medals, which no other athlete could get before him.

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24-year-old Neeraj has done wonders for the country many times so far.

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Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra made athletics history in Lausanne on August 26, 2022 becoming the first Indian to win a Diamond League event.

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This victory also helped Chopra to qualify for the Diamond League finals to be held in Zurich in September

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Chopra also qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary by breaching the 85.20m qualifying mark.

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Tonight has given me a lot of confidence to finish the season on a high, with a strong performance in Zurich DL Final.”

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