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World Athletics Championships Highlights: Neeraj Chopra Wins Historic Gold, Relay Team Finishes 5th
World Championships Highlights: Neeraj Chopra won a historic gold medal while India's relay team finished 5th.
World Championships Highlights: Neeraj Chopra won a historic gold medal© Twitter
World Athletics Championships Highlights: Neeraj Chopra made history by clinching India's first-ever World Athletics Championships gold medal in the final of men's javelin event in Budapest. The 88.17m on his second attempt proved to be the winner with 86.32m on his third, 84.64m on his fourth and 83.98m on his final attempt. The quartet of Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh finished 5th in men's 4x400m relay race with a time of 2:59.92 minutes. Parul Chaudhary finished 11th in Women's 3000m Steeplechase final.
Here are the Highlights of World Athletics Championships:
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- 23:16 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: Parul Chaudhary!Parul Chaudhary extended her good start to the season by winning the bronze medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase in the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix 2023 athletics meet. Parul also broke the women's 5000m national record in a meet in Los Angeles and followed it up by winning the women's 3000m steeplechase event at the Track Night NYC 2023 athletics meet in New York.
- 22:58 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: A decorated career!Neeraj Chopra was conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award -- highest sporting honour of India -- in 2021. He was felicitated with the Arjuna Award in 2018. The star Indian javelin thrower received the Padma Shri -- fourth highest civilian honour in India -- in 2022.Chopra was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (a military award of India) and Vishisht Seva Medal (a decoration of the Indian Armed Forces) in the years 2022 and 2020, respectively.
- 22:47 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: Neeraj at Diamond Leagues!The star Indian javelin thrower won the Lausanne leg in August 2022 for his maiden Diamond League title. He claimed his second title at the event this year at the same venue.Apart from these, Neeraj also has also won gold medals in the Asian Championships (2017), the World U20 Championships (2016) and the South Asian Games (2016).In the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Neeraj claimed a silver medal.
- 22:31 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: More achievements!Neeraj is the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. He claimed the top honour at Gold Coast in 2018. Overall, he became the fourth Indian to win an athletics title at the Games after Milkha Singh (1958), Krishna Poonia (2010) and Vikas Gowda (2014).
- 22:22 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: Super Neeraj!Neeraj Chopra is the only Indian to win a gold medal in the track and field event at the Olympics in 2021. Overall, he is the second player from the nation following now-retired sport shooter Abhinav Bindra to win an individual gold medal at the quadrennial event.
- 22:02 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: How India 'spooked' opponents!United States of America's 4x400m relay runner Justin Robinson has admitted that he was spooked by India's performace in the heats of the World Athletics Championships 2023."I was thinking I'll conserve some energy for the final. But then I could feel something coming up behind me. I didn't know it was an Indian. But I knew this wasn't ok. I was like, 'This isn't right!' So, I had to turn it up," said Robinson as quoted by Sportstar.
- 21:42 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: High praise!Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated athletes Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh for qualifying for the final of the men's 4X400 m relay team event at the ongoing World Athletics Championships.Indian men's 4x400m relay team qualified for the final with a new Asian record at the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. "Incredible teamwork at the World Athletics Championships! Anas, Amoj, Rajesh Ramesh and Muhammed Ajmal sprinted into the finals, setting a new Asian Record in the M 4X400m Relay. This will be remembered as a triumphant comeback, truly historical for Indian athletics," tweeted PM Modi.
- 21:36 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: Tentative schedule!11.45 PM IST - Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena (Men's Javelin Throw Final)12:35 AM IST (August 28) - Parul Chaudhary (Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final)Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com1:07 AM IST (August 28) - Team India - Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh (Men's 4x400 relay Final)
- 21:26 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: Massive feat!The surprise performance came from the men's relay team - Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh - who became first Indian athletes ever to qualify for the event. They clocked 2 minutes and 59.05 seasons to create a new Asian record and finish behind the much-favoured USA team.
- 21:12 (IST)World Athletics Championships Live: Javelin dreams!Current Olympic champion in men's javelin throw - Neeraj Chopra - booked his spot in the finals as well as the Paris Olympics with a throw of 88.77m. Manu and Jena also qualified for the final of the men's javelin event along with Neeraj.
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