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India celebrates first gold at Tokyo Olympics after Chopra wins javelin title

August 7, 2021. Neeraj Chopra of India in action REUTERS

India went into grand celebrations on Saturday evening after its ace athlete and javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra won the first gold medal for the country at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

This is the first-ever Olympics Gold medal for India in a track-and-field event, and also the first in the past 13 years.

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