Olympics 2020

India earns its first ever gold medal in track & field

By NBC Olympics

Published August 7, 2021 8:20 PM

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India had not won an Olympic medal in track and field since 1900. The nation hadn’t won a gold in the sport in its Olympic competition history. That all changed thanks to javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.

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