Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra wins India’s first gold at world championships in javelin
BUDAPEST, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships when he pipped Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in the men’s javelin on Sunday with an 88.17 metre effort in the final. Chopra won Olympic gold in Tokyo but managed only a silver at the worlds in Eugene last year. The only other Indian to win a medal at the worlds was Anju Bobby George, who took bronze in the women’s long jump in 2003 in Paris. Pakistan’s Nadeem, coming back from elbow surgery and a knee injury, produced