- Neeraj Chopra created history as he became the only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold by winning the men's javelin throw final at Tokyo 2020.
- Neeraj ended India's 121-year wait for an athletics medal with his gold in the javelin final. Chopra threw the javelin 87.03m in his first throw and bettered it with 87.58m.
- He is independent India’s second Olympic gold medalist after shooter Abhinav Bindra, who bagged gold in Beijing 2008.