Paavo Nurmi Games: Neeraj Chopra creates history before Paris Olympics

It was not easy for Neeraj Chopra to win gold in the Paavo Nurmi Games. Neeraj was struggling with injury for some time. This was his first event after recovering from injury and the athlete made a brilliant comeback and won the gold medal.

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has once again brought laurels to India. Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal by securing first place in the ongoing Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.

This victory is huge for Neeraj Chopra, as he has won a gold medal in the Paavo Nurmi Games for the first time.

He had earlier participated in these games in 2022, where he finished second. He could not participate in this event in 2024.

It was not easy for Neeraj Chopra to win gold in the Paavo Nurmi Games. Neeraj was struggling with injury for some time. This was his first event after recovering from injury and the athlete made a great comeback and won the gold medal. Neeraj Chopra was facing players like Anderson Peters, Max Dehning and Oliver Handler.

Apart from this, Finland's Tony Karanen was also going to give him a tough challenge. That's what happened and Neeraj got a great challenge from everyone. But Neeraj Chopra defeated all his opponents with a throw of 85.97 meters in his third throw. Finland's javelin thrower Tony Karanen finished second with 84.19 meters.

Another gold is expected from Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. The Paris Olympics is going to start from July 26 and this great festival of sports will go on till August 11.

Here too, Neeraj Chopra's eyes will be on the gold medal once again. If he wins gold in Paris, he will become the first Indian athlete to win 2 golds in the Olympics. So far PV Sindhu and Sushil Kumar have achieved the feat of winning two medals each in the Olympics.