Watch: Neeraj Chopra imitates his Olympic javelin throw underwater

Watch: Neeraj Chopra imitates his Olympic javelin throw underwater

India’s first Olympic gold medalist in track and field, Neeraj Chopra, thinks of his spear underwater too. Neeraj, who is currently vacationing in the Maldives, posted a video of himself practicing javelin throwing underwater with a caption that read, “Aasman par, zameen pe, ya underwater, I always think about the javelin throw! “

Neeraj can be seen enjoying himself underwater, performing the action of throwing a javelin, similar to the one that earned him the elusive gold. In his Instagram stories, the 23-year-old also shared a few photos from his Maldives vacation, one of which shows how he enjoys his “healthy breakfast with a view”.

More than half a century after Milkha Singh looked back for a split second and 37 years after PT Usha forgot to dive at the finish line, resulting in a heartbreaking fourth place, the glorious flight of Neeraj Chopra’s spear gave the country its very first ever track and field athletics Medal, a gold medal in Tokyo 2020.

Not only did the Haryana boy win a gold medal and throw the spear a staggering 87.58 m to top the charts in Tokyo, he also plunged into the history books. The gold, a historic first for the country in athletics, the second for an individual and the first since Abhinav Bindra in 2008, would also secure India’s richest record ever.

The success of Neeraj has been so strong that popular sports academies like Chhatrasal Stadium in Delhi have seen a rush of new registrations. One Olympian says he gets “at least half a dozen text messages every day” from beginners asking for coaches. And retailers are shipping more devices. Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August triggered a javelin throw at the grassroots.

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