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

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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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