Neeraj Chopra features in a strong field at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland as he returns to competitive action for the first time since gold at Tokyo Games.
IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings presented a special jersey with 8758 number, representing the gold-medal winning throw that Neeraj Chopra managed at the Tokyo Olympics in August.
The 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win a gold in the Olympics to become only the second Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Games after shooter Abhinav Bindra.
The 23-year-old farmer's son from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana produced a second round throw of 87.58m in the finals to stun the athletics world and end India's 100-year wait for a track and field medal in the Olympics