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Neeraj Chopra

India's javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra added to his career by winning a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships final in Eugene, Oregon.

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The 24-year-old, who is the reigning Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and Olympic defending champion,

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was second to Grenada's Anderson Peters in the 12-man final, which also included Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem.

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Neeraj Chopra added a second medal for India in the history of the World Athletics Championships.

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After Anju Bobby George's bronze medal, Chopra went on to win a silver medal in the javelin final in the 2022 edition. His best throw was 88.13 metres.

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The Tokyo gold medalist made a slow start to her game, starting with a foul throw. His second recorded a distance of 82.39 metres.

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Slowly, he came back into the groove and recorded the highest throw in the final in his fourth attempt.

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Neeraj Chopra could not put up a good fight with Grenada's Anderson Peters in the end as the Indian's last

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two attempts failed. Peters threw a massive 90.54m in his sixth and final world title attempt.

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Sports enthusiasts, journalists, as well as public figures in and around India tweeted their congratulations for the athlete as Twitter was flooded with celebratory messages.