Indian Olympic gold medalist and athlete Neeraj Chopra has once again written history. According to the World Athletics rankings, Neeraj Chopra has become world number one in the men’s javelin throw with 1455 points. He is the first Indian to top the rankings.
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– MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)
May 22, 2023
Indian track and field athlete #NeerajChopra wrote history again when he became No. 1 in the Men’s event #Lavelin throw-in category worldwide, a position no Indian has ever secured in the history of the sport. #MakeIndiaProud #IndianAthletes #WorldNo1 #Champion pic.twitter.com/b2Q2xrprDD
– The Better India (@thebetterindia)
May 23, 2023
Chopra occupied No. 2 in the world rankings on August 30, 2022, but was ranked behind Anderson Peters, the Grenadian javelin thrower and world No. 1 at the time. 1., since then. And now the 25-year-old athlete has finally claimed the top spot. His rise to the top of the rankings is a major achievement for a country that has never taken the top spot in the sport.
In September 2022, Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to win the Diamond League trophy and he followed that up with victory in the season-opening Doha Diamond League on May 5, 2023.
Men’s javelin world rankings
Below is a list of the 10 best athletes in the men’s javelin throwing event:
|
RATING |
PLAYER |
POINT |
|
first |
Neeraj Chopra |
1455 |
|
2 |
Anderson Peters |
1433 |
|
3 |
Jakub Vadlejch |
1416 |
|
4 |
Julian Weber |
1385 |
|
5 |
Arshad Nadeem |
1306 |
|
6 |
Keshorn Walcott |
1298 |
|
7 |
Curtis Thompson |
1289 |
|
8 |
Oliver Helander |
1280 |
|
9 |
Lassi Etelatao |
1267 |
|
ten |
Andrian Mardare |
1263 |
Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Fanny Blankers-Koen (FBK) Games 2023 on June 4 in the Netherlands. He has also been confirmed to participate in the Paavo Nurmi Games 2023 in Turku, Finland on June 13.
As the 2024 Paris Olympics draw closer, it will be a landmark 2023 season for the star athlete. According to the Olympics, Chopra’s goals include defending her Diamond League title, winning the javelin gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games and participating in the World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest.
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