more-inSix years ago, Neeraj Chopra watched in awe as a group of young javelin throwers fine-tuned their skills. And in July last year, the young man from Khandra village in Panipet became the country’s first-ever world champion in athletics after winning the under-20 World Championships gold in Poland. That gold, which also broke the under-20 world record (86.48m), brushed away the disappointment of failing to qualify for the Olympics. As painful as the injury was the knowledge that the record under-20 Worlds throw would have fetched him bronze at Rio. The young man offers hope… it’s now time to move mountains to ensure that Indian athletics gets its first Olympic medal.

Source: The Hindu May 05, 2017 17:15 UTC