Neeraj Chopra got India’s first gold medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the men’s javelin throw, know about the game’s format, rules and weight of the javelin
It was a day of joy and honor for the entire nation especially for the Indians who sat back dreaming all day long of what would happen next. Neeraj Chopra today has become one of the second most fortunate people in history to achieve an individual Gold medal for the country.
How does the Javelin throw work, rules and regulations, format and weight
This sport of javelin throw needs enough strength, power, devotion, abilities, and skills. It needs the most amount of focusing. The player is needed to throw a metal-tipped javelin as far as he can. Javelins must behold by the grip with the player’s little finger which is closest to its tip. The athlete is set to run forward to the defined area to the momentum before throwing the javelin.
While throwing the Javelin, the player must not turn his back onto the landing area at any given time allowing into their approach and throwing. The javelin is thrown from the upper part of the arm from which it is been thrown and must not cross the borderline of foul or scratch line. To measure the distance the javelin must land on the tip first.
In the competition, players usually throw the javelin three to six times. If the situation is a tie then the player with the best efforts will be announced as the winner.
Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold For India At The Tokyo Olympics
Before Neeraj Chopra, Abhinav Bindra had bagged a gold medal in shooting in the year 2008 at the mega sport Olympic Games. This Gold was also India’s 7th medal at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo.
The talent of throwing the Javelin so far, with devotion was mostly practiced in old times in Greece and slowly converted from an everyday hunting and warfare activity and it was suddenly added to the Olympic Games. The sport of javelin throw includes the participation of both women and men in it.
About Neeraj Chopra And His Biography
The young and devoted 23 years old Neeraj belongs to Haryana, who is a Subedar with 4 Rajputana Rifles for the army of India. Neeraj Chopra made his interest in this sport of Javelin throw from the year 2011 and was one of the first Indians to achieve the gold medal at the World Junior Championship in the year 2016 held in Poland. Neeraj also became one of the first Indian athletes to bag gold medals in both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games of 2018.
The Government of Haryana has declared to honor the player with Rs.6 crores for his achievement at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and provide other benefits also.
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