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‘Unstoppable in Every Sense’: Sehwag, Yuvraj, Jhulan & Other Cricketers Congratulate Neeraj Chopra

July 24, 2022
Bharat Times

India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Sunday added another feather to his cap by clinching the silver at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in the USA. By doing so, he became only the second athlete after Anju Bobby George Indian athlete to bag a medal in the history of the tournament. She had won a bronze at the Paris Worlds in 2003.

Chopra owned the silver medal with a best throw of 88.13m. Anderson Peters defended his title with an outstanding effort of 90.54m to win the gold while Jakub Vadlejch took bronze with a throw of 88.09m.

Social media was set ablaze after Chopra scripted history in Oregon. In fact, people from the cricket fraternity also came forward to wish the Indian star on achieving a glorious milestone. Here are some of the reactions:

Chopra’s first attempt was a foul even as his rival and gold medal contender Anderson Peters of Grenada recorded a throw of 90.21 to go top.

Chopra’s second attempt resulted in 82.39 and he continued improving on the distance with a throw of 86.37 even though his expression made it evident he wasn’t happy with the result. That throw though took him to the fourth spot.

Chopra’s fifth and final attempts though were fouls while Peters made it to 88.11m through his fifth and upon watching his closest opponent’s final attempt, began celebrating his gold.

Rohit Yadav, who had also qualified for the final, finished 10th with a best throw of 78.72 after throwing 77.96 (first attempt) and 77.96m (second attempt). The top-8 after three throws gets two more attempts.

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