President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Neeraj Chopra for winning a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships and said he exemplifies excellence.
Neeraj Chopra, in a historic moment for Indian athletics, clinched the gold medal defeating Pakistan s Arshad Nadeem in the men s javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary Sunday.
Neeraj Chopra has made history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships. The 25-year-old dominated the competition with a throw of 88.17m in the men s javelin final.
World Athletics Championships LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to microblogging site X, formerly Twitter, congratulating the world champion for winning India s first gold at the Championships.