This 18-year-old Indian javelin thrower not only won a gold medal but also broke a world record
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Eighteen-year-old
Chopra set a world record in athletics with his throw of 86.48 m becoming the first Indian to do so. That’s not all, this is also the first time an Indian has won a gold at any World Athletics Championships.
With his new record, he inches past defending Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago, who’s best was 86.35 m in 2016.
Johan Gobler (80.59m) from South Africa took the silver and Anderson Peters (79.65m) of Granada finished third.
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Earlier this year, Chopra had also won gold at the South Asian Games in Guwahati with an effort of 82.23 m.
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