Neeraj Chopra shocked all the nation with the gold medal within the javelin throw occasion of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday. The 25-year-old turned the primary Indian to clinch a gold medal within the prestigious event. Neeraj recorded a distance of 88.17m and 87.73m and defeated Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who completed on the second place. Wishes have been pouring in from everywhere in the nation and the Indian cricket fraternity additionally didn’t shrink back from congratulating Neeraj.

Taking to X (previously Twitter), former India opener Virender Sehwag wrote, “Fenkon toh aise fenko ki chaar log bole Kya fekta hai yaar.88.17 mtrdoor Bhaala phenkaand a World Athletics Championship Gold for our Champion #NeerajChopra. The mega run continues.”

Fenkon toh aise fenko ki chaar log bole Kya fekta hai yaar.

88.17 mtr door Bhaala phenka and a World Athletics Championship Gold for our Champion #NeerajChopra . The mega run continues .pic.twitter.com/9TOFl4P6uM

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 28, 2023

Former India batter Gautam Gambhir praised Neeraj and known as him a “diamond”. “Gold for our diamond!” wrote Gambhir.

Gold for our diamond!#NeerajChopra #WorldAthleticsChampionship pic.twitter.com/dM3qi6NANF

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 27, 2023

India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev wrote on his Instagram story, “Kudos Neeraj – Our gold medallist who has finished in the top three since 2020.”

Chopra has now grow to be solely the second Indian — after legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra — to concurrently maintain the Olympics and World Championships title. Bindra received the World Championships title when he was 23, and the Olympics gold at 25.

Chopra, who had grow to be the primary Indian Olympic observe and subject gold medallist within the Tokyo Games in 2021, had received a silver within the 2022 version of the World Championships. Before him, legendary lengthy jumper Anju Bobby George had received a bronze within the 2003 World Championships.

With PTI inputs