25 July,2016 08:33 AM IST | | PTI
Rising athletics star Neeraj Chopra scripted history by smashing the junior world record in javelin throw en route to a gold medal with a stunning effort of 86.48m at the IAAF World under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Neeraj Chopra
New Delhi: Rising athletics star Neeraj Chopra scripted history by smashing the junior world record in javelin throw en route to a gold medal with a stunning effort of 86.48m at the IAAF World under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Neeraj Chopra
After a solid opening round throw of 79.66m, the 18-year-old Haryana lad sent the spear to a stupendous distance of 86.48m in his second round on the penultimate day of competitions, nearly two metres beyond earlier world Under-20 record of 84.69m which was in the name of Latvias Zigismunds Sirmais.
