Neeraj Chopra enters maiden World Athletics Championships javelin FINAL: Know all about his TOP records, in pics

Neeraj Chopra is looking to become first male javelin thrower since Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen in 2009 to be the title holder in both the Olympics and the World Championships at the same time. He stormed into his maiden World Athletics Championships final with a throw of 88.39m in his first attempt at qualifying in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday (July 22). (Photo: PTI)

Neeraj Chopra’s winning throw of 86.48m at the junior championships in Poland also set the new under-20 world record, beating the 84.69m mark established by the previous holder, Latvia's Zigismunds Sirmais. (Photo: PTI)

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, was a milestone moment in the future Olympic champion’s career. Neeraj became first Indian to bag gold at World Championships. (Photo: PTI)

Neeraj Chopra is the first track and field athlete from India to win Olympics gold. Neeraj achieved this at the Tokyo Olympics last year. (Photo: PTI)

Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Diamond League with a throw of 89.94m. World champion Anderson Peters of Grenada broke the 16-year-old meet record with a huge 90.31m throw in his third attempt. (Source: Twitter)

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra smashed his own national record with a throw of 89.94m in the Stockholm Diamond League. (Source: Twitter)