At Neeraj Chopra's Panipat Home, Tears Of Joy And Dance Of Victory
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Neeraj Chopra, who had come into the showpiece as a hot medal favourite, produced a best throw of 88.13m to finish second.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra bagged the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships today, making him only the second Indian and first male track to win a medal at the tournament. The legendary Anju Bobby George won a medal in athletics with a long jump bronze in the 2003 edition.
Celebrations broke out at Mr Chopra's home in Haryana's Panipat soon after the 24-year-old produced a best throw of 88.13m to finish second. Family members were seen distributing laddoos to the guests soon after the medal announcement. The women in the family, who were largely indoors, broke into dance to celebrate his victory.
"We are very happy that his hard work has paid off," Neeraj Chopra's mother, Saroj Chopra, told NDTV.
"We were aiming for a gold medal but we are happy that he's won a silver," said Dharamsingh Chopra, Neeraj Chopra's grandfather, as tears rolled down his eyes.
