EDITORIAL: GOLD WINNER
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EDITORIAL: GOLD WINNER
Neeraj Chopra became the first-ever Indian to secure a gold in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. It was Neeraj's second and India's third medal after long jumper Anju Bobby George opened the account in 2003.
Neeraj, the first Indian Olympic champion athlete, hurled the javelin to 88.17m in his second attempt. Neeraj became the third athlete after Jan Zelezny and Andreas Thorkildsen to win the World and Olympics gold.
His feat made India one of the three countries which earned their maiden yellow metal.
• World Athletics Championships- are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was formerly known as the International Association of Athletics Federations.
The Championships began in 1976. Alongside the Olympics, the WAC represents the highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking.
The 2023 edition is the first World Athletics Championships in Hungary.