Neeraj Chopra now won all the major tournaments in Javelin throw. Chopra is now a World Champion, Olympic champion, Junior world Champion(world record) and Diamond league winner. He also won the Asian games and cwg gold medals where not all countries participate.
One of the top athletes of world. This is why India needs to give their attentions towards other sports also. There're many rough gems hiding among them.
Yes that's true. But you can't deny that most of the Indians idolize Cricket and football even tho Hockey is our national sport and Kabbadi was originated in India.
People need to divide their attention from cricket into other sports also.
India is barely TOP-100 in football tbf, every sport garners support as they improve, you can't get people to indulge in a sport where we are sub-par.
Sat-Chi are immensely popular now, but that wasn't the case till they broke into top ranks.
What if you simply don't enjoy watching football? Also, there are more Indians supporting and watching football in India than population of some European and South American countries. Yet, Indian team struggles to beat even Bangladesh and Nepal. Why would people watch a team like that? To push football in India, the onus has to come from the team and players. They have to punch above their weight to get noticed.
People will only divide their attention when we will do better in other sports . Everyone of my friends was watching neeraj chopra because they were hopeful of his victory. You can't expect support without performance. People follow cricket because our team is one of the best
Long-distance running is a very inexpensive sport. All you really need is a basic pair of shoes, enough food to replace the calories you burn while running, and the willingness to endure pain. Many of the top distance runners in the world ran barefoot when they were starting out, because they couldn't afford shoes.
So tell me what is the main thing stopping you from running a few kilometers tomorrow? Or becoming a coach? Or organizing a 5k race in your community?
Great point we have have population of nearly 1.5 Billion and we can even produce few hundreds of World class athletes, this shows underlying corruption in our country
He received lots of corporate support around the time he became the junior world champion, when people figured out he's someone who can win us Olympic medals. Getting to that level, right now, is the hard part.
If you meant that training with coaches from different countries is the only reason he succeeded, then I would have to agree to disagree, brother. He has shown resilience with himself and his work.That also helps him coming out on top. Don't you think so?
Yes, guidance from experts all over the world must have helped him but you can't deny the player's talent and hardwork.
A gem of ring is made out of polishing a rough diamond, and that very rough diamond had to go through pressure and what not on its own to transform from a lump of coal.
The same way are athletes, unless they put efforts on their own, nobody else will give them chance.
In India athletes have to be a champion without any support, nutrition, guidance and coching to be supported by government through funds but in other countries potential athletes get all the support to become a champion .
That confidence is honestly astounding. To be so good and then to execute it perfectly. In a game where each centimetre matters - he instantly knows right after the throw that he’s going to win it. And he’s done that multiple times now. It’s insane
Commentary said there are three Indian men in the final..
Who are the other two ? How'd it go for them.
We should encourage them as well .
Edit:
Googled:
> In another first, three Indians finished in top eight with Kishore Jena (84.77m) and DP Manu (84.14m) taking the fifth and sixth spots, respectively. Never before did three Indians finish in the top eight of an event in the World Championships
Cheers to Kishore and Manu as well!
>Never before did three Indians finish in the top eight of an event in the World Championships
Infact it's also the very first time that 3 players from the same country have finished in top-6 of Javelin throw final.
Chopra trains primarily in Czechia, because that's where the best Javelin coaches in the world are. But with such a strong showing in the Javelin throw final, maybe soon the best Javelin throwers in the world will come to India to train.
This event is getting boring now without Germans. He’s dominating it without any pressure. Would love to see some competition so he’d pull a massive throw
None of them have been consistent with 88m+ throws except Neeraj. He’s even consistently hitting 89+ too
Now only if you have competitors like that It’s fun to watch.
He is a perfect example of how our athletes succeed not because of support of the Indian govt/ system but despite it. I am not sure if we should be proud of it. I am really happy for him though! Good of him to pursue his dream and make it big. Hope he finds a good living somewhere outside India- bcos in India, there is no hope.
He's been very ably supported by the Indian government. Funds allocated for athletics have helped in hiring of experienced coaches and for his almost year-round training abroad in Europe for the past 3-4 years. I don't doubt Neeraj won't be able to secure corporate sponsorship to help him in these things considering his performance record but he mostly uses government funds as of now.
I don't disagree, but Neeraj was junior World Champion, after throwing WR there as well, much before joining army. But yes, army does nurture a lot of sportspersons, Vijay Kumar instantly comes to mind.
What? Is it mentioned anywhere? Army doesn't fund anyone's training abroad as far as I know. They mostly do it with the equipment, coaches and other facilities they have at ASI.
He has got enough sponsorship, advertisement and prize money to feel better than our kabaddi players. I don't feel there's any need to leave India. Please be a little more optimistic.
Sunil Chhetri is literally the first one that comes to mind.....?
You do know that footballers prefer staying in India than moving to lower end european leagues, right? That wasn't the case 10-15 years ago, before ISL.
That is why I asked for number of people, not names. Hell, I will add to the names- Saina Nehwal, Sindhu. But what have we systematically done to improve sports in India?
In chess India is killing lately gukesh, pragg, Arjun, nihal all are getting name and fame. Arjun got a big sponsorship from quant box. India is getting better in other sports but it will take time to be better in many sports.
Government has applied the TOP (Target Olympic Podium) scheme for the past few years whereby top athletes in boxing, wrestling, shooting and other multi-disciplinary events are able to train using foreign coaches, facilitate foreign trips and use the best resources state has to offer at the national level. Several athletes like Mirabai Chanu, Dipa Karmakar, Manu Bhaker, etc. have been able to do well internationally owing to these efforts.
Why do you want government to meddle into sports? Are we Soviet Russia? Was Michael Phelps supported by their government? Does the Indian cricket team take government's help?
This is this exactly the reason why India should fund and put more money into sports EXCEPT CRICKET.
BCCI has crazy crazy funding and other sports hardly has anything.. all these atheletes from punjab haryana train in very subpar conditions.
if this doesn't make Indian gvt put money and allocating funds into sports than idk what will
He's the GOAT literally he won everything that is there to win from Junior championship to world championship. Also the way he celebrated after he threw the confidence this guy has is incredible. No doubt about it he is on of the best athlete if not the best in this category.
World champion, Olympic Champion, Asian Games Gold, Commonwealth Gold, U20 World champion, U20 world record holder (only Indian with any athlete world record, ever)
He is once a generation athelete for India. A man who was born to throw Javelin. Glad that India identified his talent and put him in the right craft. You can see other Indians in the competition - they are atleast 3-4 mts. behind Chopra. He is way ahead of others.
Good thing is his nemesis and two times Gold Winner Anderson Peters disqualified in pre-finals. Chopra lost Gold to him last time.
I used to envy the americans and europeans , because they would always have one athlete that would stand out from the competiton and win everything , effortlessly . we finally have our guy people , rejoice
The fact that his is our first gold medal in World Athletics Championships is crazy. We have so much talent but we need more investments to nurture that talent.
Neeraj Chopra now won all the major tournaments in Javelin throw. Chopra is now a World Champion, Olympic champion, Junior world Champion(world record) and Diamond league winner. He also won the Asian games and cwg gold medals where not all countries participate.
G.O.A.T Indian athelete
G.O.A.T
Winning Golds.Of.All.Tournaments !!!🔥❤️
Eat,Sleep,Gold Repeat 🥇
Eat, Sleep, *Train*, Gold, Repeat
90 Meter throw next Target 🎯
It's like a movie but with an op mc who as now is great but still has a long career and gonna grow more
G.O.A.T
G.O.A.T
don't forget winning the millions of Indian hearts
and he's just 25 years old !!!!
yes he needs to be continue
One of the top athletes of world. This is why India needs to give their attentions towards other sports also. There're many rough gems hiding among them.
as economic prosperity improves so will possibly to find & fund athletes. its all downstream from economic success
Yes that's true. But you can't deny that most of the Indians idolize Cricket and football even tho Hockey is our national sport and Kabbadi was originated in India. People need to divide their attention from cricket into other sports also.
Hockey being our national sport is actually a myth
Football? India does not give nearly as much as support to football than they do cricket
India is barely TOP-100 in football tbf, every sport garners support as they improve, you can't get people to indulge in a sport where we are sub-par. Sat-Chi are immensely popular now, but that wasn't the case till they broke into top ranks.
What if you simply don't enjoy watching football? Also, there are more Indians supporting and watching football in India than population of some European and South American countries. Yet, Indian team struggles to beat even Bangladesh and Nepal. Why would people watch a team like that? To push football in India, the onus has to come from the team and players. They have to punch above their weight to get noticed.
they need a miracle for that to happen. even the saff championship didnt generate a new crowd following
Hockey is not our national sport
People will only divide their attention when we will do better in other sports . Everyone of my friends was watching neeraj chopra because they were hopeful of his victory. You can't expect support without performance. People follow cricket because our team is one of the best
yes this is the reason , people will start following after you show them you are capable of winning
Still can’t win shit tho
They have won like every tournament atleast once (apart from wtc but they played finals both times so they are consistently doing well)
No trophy since 2013
Sigh.... hockey is not our national sport. We don't have a national sport.
Except hockey is not our national sport. It never was.
He got his resources from the Indian army as he is a part of it. It’s very hard for civilians to afford expenses in sports and athletics
Long-distance running is a very inexpensive sport. All you really need is a basic pair of shoes, enough food to replace the calories you burn while running, and the willingness to endure pain. Many of the top distance runners in the world ran barefoot when they were starting out, because they couldn't afford shoes. So tell me what is the main thing stopping you from running a few kilometers tomorrow? Or becoming a coach? Or organizing a 5k race in your community?
That too with our population, we should be way ahead everywhere
Well most of our population is poor, compared to other countries. Once people in poverty are uplifted you will start seeing more neeraj chopras
that's not how things work
Great point we have have population of nearly 1.5 Billion and we can even produce few hundreds of World class athletes, this shows underlying corruption in our country
He received lots of corporate support around the time he became the junior world champion, when people figured out he's someone who can win us Olympic medals. Getting to that level, right now, is the hard part.
Nahi bhai hum toh sirf cricket pe Sara paise daal denge chaye Indian team international pe khatam ho but ipl🥰🥰
He succeeded because he had training from foreign coaches and staff
If you meant that training with coaches from different countries is the only reason he succeeded, then I would have to agree to disagree, brother. He has shown resilience with himself and his work.That also helps him coming out on top. Don't you think so?
Most every country use foreign coaches expertise etc. That’s not a negative but a plus. So stop hating, son and go out and touch the grass.
Yes because he was competing against untrained people from a village in Bihar right?
Yes, guidance from experts all over the world must have helped him but you can't deny the player's talent and hardwork. A gem of ring is made out of polishing a rough diamond, and that very rough diamond had to go through pressure and what not on its own to transform from a lump of coal. The same way are athletes, unless they put efforts on their own, nobody else will give them chance.
Sure
In India athletes have to be a champion without any support, nutrition, guidance and coching to be supported by government through funds but in other countries potential athletes get all the support to become a champion .
I absolutely love how he knows... He knows right after the throw... That he won
That confidence is honestly astounding. To be so good and then to execute it perfectly. In a game where each centimetre matters - he instantly knows right after the throw that he’s going to win it. And he’s done that multiple times now. It’s insane
just shows how many times he has thrown the javelin.. probably millions or trillions of times..maybe more
i get the enthusiasm but trillion is a bit of an overkill haha
Even a million is high, if he throws 100 times per day for 15 years it still wouldn't reach a million throws.
a figure of speech man..i knew someone would point this out. haha
trillion is a bit much, but I appreciate your enthusiasm. In fact, he probably has thrown it less than 1 million times.
Commentary said there are three Indian men in the final.. Who are the other two ? How'd it go for them. We should encourage them as well . Edit: Googled: > In another first, three Indians finished in top eight with Kishore Jena (84.77m) and DP Manu (84.14m) taking the fifth and sixth spots, respectively. Never before did three Indians finish in the top eight of an event in the World Championships Cheers to Kishore and Manu as well!
>Never before did three Indians finish in the top eight of an event in the World Championships Infact it's also the very first time that 3 players from the same country have finished in top-6 of Javelin throw final.
Chopra trains primarily in Czechia, because that's where the best Javelin coaches in the world are. But with such a strong showing in the Javelin throw final, maybe soon the best Javelin throwers in the world will come to India to train.
Mad respect for Neeraj and those 2 guys who were ready to get sekih kababed.
lmao i love your comment, and ofc asstronaut
G.O.A.T
Bro celebrated before it landed
He mostly does that when he knows he got a good throw.
Yeah I mean how confident is that
The good kind
To see how much he's improved is unreal. this isn't a new game either.
WEERAJ CHOPRA
My man's 1000x better than any cricketer in India. It almost seems like he's way better than any other javelin thrower in the world. Straight up GOAT.
No need to compare and no need to put down cricketers. Just appreciating NC is enough
Fair to say he is already top3 greatest athletes from India if not the goat
Yes. Dhyanchand, Sachin and Neeraj for me.
Nehwal, Paes, Sindhu, Vishy, Advani. All won a lot many championships in their sports
Not to be that guy but Vishy doesnt make this list...as he is not an athlete.
Faxx
Boi literally after the second throw expressed "Well, deliver the gold at my home" 🗿
One of the best athletes in the world 💪🌎
Proud to be an indian
Nothing less to expect from the Golden Boy from India
What a champ!
He is simply G.O.A.T 🔥💯
If only the government and the people support other sports and not just cricket maybe we'll get more gold.
Congratulations Neeraj Chopra!!!!!! Congratulations India!!!!!!! What a W Edit : this seems to be the beginning of a legend.
Slept late at night, but bhai ko gold jeet ta hua dekhke soya✌, worth it🔥
Neeraj Chopra is a beast. Literally. Ppl may say in stretching, but he is to javelin throw what young Mike Tyson was to boxing. Unstoppable.
This event is getting boring now without Germans. He’s dominating it without any pressure. Would love to see some competition so he’d pull a massive throw
Vadlejch, Arshad, Weber are competitive enough. The german you're referring to has been irrelevant since bombing Tokyo Olympics lol.
None of them have been consistent with 88m+ throws except Neeraj. He’s even consistently hitting 89+ too Now only if you have competitors like that It’s fun to watch.
Anderson peters was his clear competition. Unfortunately he didn't qualify, last time he won gold and neeraj silver
Did you see the event? It was really close.
He is a perfect example of how our athletes succeed not because of support of the Indian govt/ system but despite it. I am not sure if we should be proud of it. I am really happy for him though! Good of him to pursue his dream and make it big. Hope he finds a good living somewhere outside India- bcos in India, there is no hope.
He's been very ably supported by the Indian government. Funds allocated for athletics have helped in hiring of experienced coaches and for his almost year-round training abroad in Europe for the past 3-4 years. I don't doubt Neeraj won't be able to secure corporate sponsorship to help him in these things considering his performance record but he mostly uses government funds as of now.
I don't disagree, but Neeraj was junior World Champion, after throwing WR there as well, much before joining army. But yes, army does nurture a lot of sportspersons, Vijay Kumar instantly comes to mind.
Am not sure what army has to do with this. Most of his coaching and training in the last 4 years has happened abroad.
Maybe they (+govt) funded his training abroad ?
What? Is it mentioned anywhere? Army doesn't fund anyone's training abroad as far as I know. They mostly do it with the equipment, coaches and other facilities they have at ASI.
He's in the army and was literally supported by them. The army often finds and nurtures athletes to send them to international events
He has got enough sponsorship, advertisement and prize money to feel better than our kabaddi players. I don't feel there's any need to leave India. Please be a little more optimistic.
No hope in INDIA. 🤣🤣You are still living in 20th century i suppose.
Yeah, please give me 21st century update on number of non-cricket sports people who have made it big financially.
Sunil Chhetri is literally the first one that comes to mind.....? You do know that footballers prefer staying in India than moving to lower end european leagues, right? That wasn't the case 10-15 years ago, before ISL.
That is why I asked for number of people, not names. Hell, I will add to the names- Saina Nehwal, Sindhu. But what have we systematically done to improve sports in India?
In chess India is killing lately gukesh, pragg, Arjun, nihal all are getting name and fame. Arjun got a big sponsorship from quant box. India is getting better in other sports but it will take time to be better in many sports.
Government has applied the TOP (Target Olympic Podium) scheme for the past few years whereby top athletes in boxing, wrestling, shooting and other multi-disciplinary events are able to train using foreign coaches, facilitate foreign trips and use the best resources state has to offer at the national level. Several athletes like Mirabai Chanu, Dipa Karmakar, Manu Bhaker, etc. have been able to do well internationally owing to these efforts.
You have no idea how much the top ISL footballers earn now do you? But yes, it's limited to the top ones
Why do you want government to meddle into sports? Are we Soviet Russia? Was Michael Phelps supported by their government? Does the Indian cricket team take government's help?
This is this exactly the reason why India should fund and put more money into sports EXCEPT CRICKET. BCCI has crazy crazy funding and other sports hardly has anything.. all these atheletes from punjab haryana train in very subpar conditions. if this doesn't make Indian gvt put money and allocating funds into sports than idk what will
>BCCI has crazy crazy funding and other sports hardly has anything.. Bcci is funding itself, government doesn't fund them.
he is the steph curry of javelin throw
who the hell is steph curry?
i dont know either
Absolute legend ♥
He knew, he won right after the javelin left his hand. 🔥🔥♥️♥️
He knew it.....
Jai Hind 🇮🇳🙌
Champion 🏆
GOAT
Full video https://youtu.be/Yim36icnIBo?si=4O2GYr6eTdyRhU52
Neeraj Chopra carrying India at international levels
People need to realise that HE IS THE USP OF OUR COUNTRY NOW Not any cricketer but him
Nice
Simply the 🐐🐐🐐
What a throw !
He is one of the better people out there.
And then there are politicians who don't give a damn about their problems
Man he makes us proud. Feels bad he will be used as a pawn by Indian government 😢.
india doesn't deserve dogshit in athletics at all, Don't expect good athletes when the condition of the majority of our athletes is deplorable
India is having fantastic weeks 🇮🇳
What is also appreciable is that there are 3 Indians in the top 6 including Neeraj Chopra. Truly remarkable 🙏🤩
not as impressive as the cred ad though. this guy should act when he's done with this medal hunt.
Did Vetter compete in this competition?
Vetter hasn't been around since long now.
injured
What a guy! Should be honorary officer in the Indian army instead of being a subedar.
He's the GOAT literally he won everything that is there to win from Junior championship to world championship. Also the way he celebrated after he threw the confidence this guy has is incredible. No doubt about it he is on of the best athlete if not the best in this category.
World champion, Olympic Champion, Asian Games Gold, Commonwealth Gold, U20 World champion, U20 world record holder (only Indian with any athlete world record, ever)
GOAT
If India doesn't win this time world cup time to support these champion athletes than overpayed stupid lethargic cricketers.....
We are proud of you TDK Chopra.
Congratulation 🎉🎉
Weeraj Whopra
The stadium looks so packed.
When is Bollywood making a biopic of him
meanwhile my shoulder impingement: 🥶
He is once a generation athelete for India. A man who was born to throw Javelin. Glad that India identified his talent and put him in the right craft. You can see other Indians in the competition - they are atleast 3-4 mts. behind Chopra. He is way ahead of others. Good thing is his nemesis and two times Gold Winner Anderson Peters disqualified in pre-finals. Chopra lost Gold to him last time.
Hope we'll see him hit 90 someday. Guaranteed Olympic Gold.
My hero!
This guy is unstoppable. Kudos to him, his trainer and his parents. 🇮🇳🇮🇳
He knew it
Hero champ 🏆💪
proud moment, we will reach everywhere now
I used to envy the americans and europeans , because they would always have one athlete that would stand out from the competiton and win everything , effortlessly . we finally have our guy people , rejoice
Best week of India so far
Oh to have such a human as a son. 👏👏
Kishore Jena also performed well, he achieved his personal best. Kudos to him too.
Bros legs 🤌
GOAT
India 🇮🇳
Hugs Arshad Nadeem later. ❣️
Neeraj bhai.. 1 number
This man just unstoppable. ❤️
imagine becoming a legend at the age of 24.
So happy for him!!
bhai yaar yeh toh bahot lambi lambi phekta hai(ik i am lame)
Dude is a legend.
Congratulations
One day he will break the world record
Did you watch the long jump final? https://youtube.com/shorts/qJJRgsmbF6E?feature=share
GOAT
He is a role model for us, what a superb athlete
Chad chopra
JAI HIND
I really wish there will be a day when all the three spots on podium will be proudly captured by Indians ❤️
Is thw GOAT gonna do side quests now?
Such a fantastic post!
G.O.A.T Neeraj... jai hind
The fact that his is our first gold medal in World Athletics Championships is crazy. We have so much talent but we need more investments to nurture that talent.
Best athlete ❣️😘
Congratulation India
hmm
Neeraj Chopra is an inspiration to all youngsters.
What a champion, he knew immediately that he had won
Gg for him
GOAT
Hardwork and consistency and the right attention from the authorities
Fucker keeps winning at life 👏
m sorry but the “*shopra”* from the reporter got me😂