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.
Chopra, who failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics, threw the
Earlier this year, Chopra had also won gold at the South Asian Games in Guwahati with an effort of 82.23 m.
Watch it here: