Chopra, 20, from Haryana produced a season's best of 86.47m to claim gold at Gold Coast to became only the fourth Indian in the history of the Games to win a track and field gold
Neeraj Chopra
India's only gold medallist in the athletics discipline at the Commonwealth Games, young javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has set his eyes on achieving a distance of 90m consistently to enhance his chances of winning a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.
Chopra, 20, from Haryana produced a season's best of 86.47m to claim gold at Gold Coast to became only the fourth Indian in the history of the Games to win a track and field gold. "My main target is to achieve a distance of 90m. That is a benchmark at world level and if I can throw that much then I will be able to win a medal at world level and also at Olympics."
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