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 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