Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win track-and-field medals in consecutive Olympics

Neeraj Chopra became the first track-and-field athlete from India to win medals in consecutive Olympics when be secured a X at the 2024 Paris Olympics in France, on Thursday.

India’s Neeraj Chopra reacts during the Men’s javelin throw at the 2024 Olympics, in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: PTI

Neeraj Chopra became the first track-and-field athlete from India to win medals in consecutive Olympics when be secured a silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics in France, on Thursday.

Neeraj, who had become the first Indian to ever win gold in track-and-field in the last edition of the Olympic Games, turned over another chapter of history, throwing his season-best of 89.45m at the French capital.

He became the third Indian to win medals in consecutive Olympics, after Sushil Kumar and P. V. Sindhu, and the first in track-and-field, also becoming the fifth Indian with multiple individual medals in the Games.

INDIANS TO HAVE WON MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL MEDALS IN OLYMPICS

• Neeraj Chopra: 2024 Silver, 2020 Gold - Athletics
• Norman Pritchard: 1900 (both silver medals in the same edition) - Athletics
• Manu Bhaker: 2024 (both bronze medals in the same edition) - Shooting
• Sushil Kumar: 2008 Bronze, 2012 Silver - Wrestling
• P. V. Sindhu: 2016 Silver, 2020 Bronze - Badminton

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PARIS OLYMPICS

• Paris 2024 Olympics timetable PDF download
• Paris 2024 India full schedule: Events, Fixtures, Dates, Timings in IST
• Paris 2024: Full list of Indian athletes at the Olympic Games
• Showstoppers of Paris 2024
• India at Paris Olympics 2024 interactive map, state-wise athlete distribution
• Paris 2024: Hockey schedule
• Five Indians who narrowly missed out on an Olympic Medal