First Indian man to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. Only the second Indian to do so and the first to get a silver. Owner of every major medal at stake — Olympics, Worlds, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games — and yet, on Sunday, Neeraj Chopra was not as excited as one would expect him to be.
The Olympic champion and silver medalist at the 2022 World Championships was more relieved than elated at the post-event interaction.
The competition had not followed his regular plan of starting at the top and staying there. He did not manage to better himself, the conditions were unfamiliar and less than ideal. A strain after his fourth throw made matters worse.
