- Javelin star and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the Federation Cup 2024 held in Bhubaneswar.
- Neeraj, who won gold in the Tokyo Olympics, won the gold medal in the final event by throwing the javelin 82.27 meters. Neeraj Chopra last participated in this event in 2021.
Neeraj Chopra
- Neeraj Chopra (born 24 December 1997) is a track and field athlete who competes as a javelin thrower.
- Neeraj has created history by winning gold medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020 by throwing javelin 87.58 meters.
- He is the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra to win a gold medal in athletics at a World Championship level.
- March 2022, Neeraj Chopra has been awarded Padmashree. President Ramnath Kovind honored Neeraj Chopra in a special program at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- He won the first gold medal for India at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.