World Athletics (WA), the global governing body for the sport, has featured Indian gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympic Games, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, on its front page, saying that, "With a mark of 87.58m at the Games, the .
While javelin throw might not be a popular track and field sport in the country, Neeraj Chopra s gold medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics and the Athletics Federation of India s (AFI) decision to celebrate August 7 each year as .
From people trying to mathematically calculate javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra s "speed of projectile" to those visiting sports shops selling cricket bats and asking "Bhaiya Javelin Hai (do you sell javelins)", social media .