Neeraj Chopra won the first gold medal for India at the World Athletics Championships

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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the first gold medal for India at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

An Overview of the News    

• In the men's javelin final, Neeraj Chopra won the Gold medal with a throw of 88.17 meters.

• Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw event with a throw of 87.82 metres.

• Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic won the bronze medal in the same event.

• In the javelin throw, Indian player Kishor Jena finished fifth, while Indian player DP Manu finished sixth.

Success in women's 3000m steeplechase:

• Representing India, Parul Chowdhary finished 11th in the women's 3000m steeplechase event.

• Parul Chowdhary qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024.

• Parul with her remarkable performance created a new national record in women's steeplechase by clocking 9:15:31.

Men's 4x400m Relay:

• The Indian team of Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal Variathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh finished fifth in the men's 4x400m relay.

• He clocked a remarkable time of 2:59.92 in the final.

• The same group set a new Asian and national record of 2:59.05 s during the first qualifying round.