Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday congratulated Subedar Neeraj Chopra on winning India’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics. Neeraj Chopra, who is a subedar in the 4 Rajputana Rifles in the Indian Army, created history after winning a gold medal in javelin throw with an effort of 87.58m, becoming only the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics. .
Congratulating the ace javelin thrower who became the first athlete from independent India to win a medal in track and field at the Olympics, Rajnath Singh said, “The gold medal in javelin throw at the Olympics is unprecedented. proud of them for making history
General MM Naravane #COAS and All Ranks of #IndianArmy congratulate Subedar Neeraj Chopra on winning Nation’s first ever #GoldMedal in #Javelin in Olympics with a throw of 87.58 meters at #TokyoOlympics.#MissionOlympics#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/HUotK29P4K
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) August 7, 2021
He further said that Subedar Neeraj Chopra’s golden victory in the Olympics has brought respect to the Indian Army, he performed like a true soldier in the Olympics. The Defense Minister said, ‘This is indeed a historic and proud moment for the entire country including the Indian Armed Forces. Many congratulations to them.
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Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane and all ranks of the force also congratulated Chopra for his historic achievement.
Neeraj Chopra set a new benchmark in Tokyo, stopping two athletes from the Czech Republic to be placed on the podium. Jacob Vadledge won the silver while former world champion Vitejslav Vesli won the bronze. In 2018, Chopra became the first athlete from India to win gold in javelin throw at both the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games.
