India finished with a historic 1-2 in the men's javelin event at 2023 Asian Games, with Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena finishing at gold and silver, respectively
Neeraj Chopra had a fan moment when a Hungarian woman asked for his autograph after his win. But the athlete refused to sign on the Indian National Flag.
The Indian Army took to the social media platform 'X' and said, "Neeraj Chopra makes us proud again!! IndianArmy congratulates Subedar Neeraj Chopra on bagging Gold Medal in Men's Javelin at the World Athletics Championship 2023 in Budapest with a throw of 88.17 meters."
Gujarat celebrates Navratri with nine nights of dancing, known as garba, where dance is the form of worship for the goddess. Many people also fast for all nine days.
Neeraj Chopra had won the maiden gold for Indian athletics in Tokyo Olympics last year. After shooter Abhivan Bindra, who had won gold in 2008 in Beijing Olympics, Neeraj was the second Indian to win an individual gold in the games.