A nation of 1.3 billion erupted in joy on Saturday after Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin at the Tokyo Games to secure India's first ever Olympic athletics gold post-independence.
Thirteen years after shooter Abhinav Bindra won independent India's first individual Olympic gold in Beijing, 23-year-old Chopra obliterated the field with a best throw of 87.58 metres.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was joined by President Ram Nath Kovind and several other ministers in paying tribute to Chopra's success. India is the most successful hockey nation in Olympic history with eight men's titles but has largely been starved of individual success. "Also, welcome you to the club. It is not the most happening of places yet and needs more members, but I feel your entry is going to pave the way for many more deserving athletes."
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