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Chopra ends India’s long wait for glory with javelin gold

Neeraj Chopra of Team India reacts as he competes in the Men's Javelin Throw Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Neeraj Chopra of Team India reacts as he competes in the Men's Javelin Throw Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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While India is credited with Norman Pritchard’s hurdles silver medals from 1900 before it gained independence from Britain, the country considered itself never to have won an athletics medal at an Olympics before Saturday.

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