Indian star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has created history by winning a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships. He has given India its second medal in the history of the championship. The success of 24-year-old Neeraj is being celebrated across the country. In his village too, people danced and celebrated a lot. Neeraj hails from Panipat in Haryana. The villagers also danced a lot with Neeraj's family. The video was also shared by ANI.
In the video, Neeraj's mother Saroj Devi is also seen dancing. She is very happy with his son's success. Neeraj's mother said, "I had full hope that my son would definitely win a medal. His hard work is complete. I feel so good that he brought laurels to the country.'' The villagers gathered at Neeraj's house. They fed sweets to Neeraj's father and mother. Neeraj's father Satish Kumar told the media, "Neeraj has won a silver medal in the championship. I am very happy. This is a huge success because the country had only one medal in the championship right now. Now, this is the second medal.''
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#WATCH | Villagers, family celebrates Neeraj Chopra's win in the World Athletics Championships at his hometown in Panipat, Haryana pic.twitter.com/WERadvQH1q
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Neeraj's father said, "His journey has been one of the struggles from the very beginning. He's been doing better constantly. There are ups and downs in every other game.'' Now we hope to do better in the next tournament. Neeraj now has to go for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, England from July 28 this month. Let me tell you that India won its first medal at the World Championships in 2003 in the long jump. Since then, the country has been waiting for its second medal at the World Athletics Championships, which Neeraj Chopra has completed today. In 2003, India's star athlete Anju Bobby George won the first medal. She had won the bronze medal in the women's long jump.
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