After making history at the Olympics, Neeraj went on to break national records twice in 2022, win a Diamond League meet, clinch a silver medal at the World Championships, and finish the season with a bang by winning the Diamond League title, summing up an outstanding performance for Indian athletics.
At the age of 24, and only 5 years after breaking into the senior level, Neeraj Chopra has a medal cabinet that includes medals from the world’s biggest athletics events. Neeraj has gone from Junior World Champion to Olympic Champion, and the only upgrade he has left is gold from the World Championships.
Furthermore, Neeraj Chopra’s heroics have inspired and gifted India with a new generation of champions ready to take on the world. The Neeraj Chopra effect can be seen in India almost sweeping the podium in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games, Avinash Sable beating Kenyans to a podium finish in the 3000m steeplechase, and the emergence of Murali Sreeshankar.
With Neeraj Chopra now possessing everything, now is the time to declare him as the GOAT of Indian athletics.
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