The year 2021 will be remembered as the year of Neeraj Chopra. There would have been few people who could have envisaged an Indian winning an athletics gold medal at the Olympics in the past. When it came to the Tokyo Olympics, there were huge hopes for Neeraj’s performance, and some might have predicted a bronze medal. However, gold had always seemed like an unattainable goal, and Neeraj realized it in billions. With a javelin throw of 86.65 meters, Neeraj took first place in the qualification round. In his first attempt, he broke the qualification mark of 83.50m, advancing him to the final round. In the final, Neeraj was the first to take the throw and he did so with a spectacular throw of 87.03 meters, setting a new record. In his second throw, he covered a distance of 87.58 meters, which was good enough to win him the gold medal in the competition. As a result of the video of his gold-medal-winning throw becoming viral on social media, everyone that evening went by the same name. Neeraj’s curly hair, honest words, and diligent attitude won him the hearts of everyone who met him. He was well-liked and respected by everyone in India, and when asked about his personal life, he responded with childlike naivety, saying that he was just concerned with his game. But don’t give up. Dr. Klaus Bartonitz, a biomechanics expert who collaborated with Neeraj prior to the Olympics, believes it was the gold medalist’s conviction in his own ability that took him to the finals.
The fact that the others couldn’t throw anymore and Neeraj might have waited was a mentality thing. ” (after the first two throws). All it would have taken was one person to make a fantastic throw, and then everyone else would have had this mental block.” He was the only one who did it, and the waiter was unable to change his technique to the conditions,” Bartonitz revealed to olympics.com. “But he was the only one who accomplished it,” Bartonitz said. Despite the fact that Bartonitz considered Neeraj’s margin of victory was small, he acknowledged that on that particular day and under those circumstances, Neeraj demonstrated the greatest possible technique. Neeraj landed on his palms after his massive throw, which was something he had never done before. Bartonitz explained both sides of the falling technique, stating that it has produced some outstanding throws, such as the world record of 98.48 m achieved by Jan Zelezny, but that there is no practical need to do so and that one must be really fast.
