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Sep
History was created in the Javelin finals of Tokyo Olympics 2020 when India's Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever athletic gold medal in his very first Olympics. Unlike most other athletes, Chopra's introduction to javelin was entirely accidental. As a child suffering from obesity, he was taken to the gym by his father, where he was introduced to the game by former Javelin thrower Choudhary who recognized his talent and became his coach. After undergoing elbow surgery in 2019 on the second day of the Tokyo Olympics qualifying games, his hope was rekindled after the Olympics were postponed due to COVID19.…