CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, was a milestone moment in the future Olympic champion’s career. With the win, the then 18-year-old Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track and field athlete to become a world champion in any event and any age level.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping 6.70 metres (22.0 ft).

Detailed explanation-3: -Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 89.94m, achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on June 30, 2022. The mark stands as the men’s national record in India and Neeraj Chopra’s personal best.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the Tokyo Olympics final in August 2021, Chopra won the country’s first-ever athletics gold in the Olympics, with a massive 87.58m throw. In the 2022 Paavo Nurmi Games 2022, Chopra won silver and bettered his own javelin national record (88.07m) by more than a metre with a massive 89.30m throw.

Detailed explanation-5: -Neeraj Chopra starts training in UK ahead of 2023 season After a successful 2022, Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra has begun his training at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom (UK) ahead of the 2023 season.