What prepared Neeraj Chopra for the magnificent throw at the Olympics qualification event? After entering the finals, India's "Golden Boy" Neeraj Chopra's Olympics performance today has the entire nation's hopes and aspirations pinned to it.
"Neeraj Chopra will defend his Olympic title today," says an official statement from the Olympics ahead of Chopra's performance today. "Neeraj Chopra, India’s first track and field Olympic champion, will defend his crown in the men’s javelin final tonight from 11:55 PM. The reigning world champion outclassed the field in the qualification round with a mammoth 89.34m effort, the second-best of his career," the statement read.
