1 / 9Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, out-performing the javelin field to notch up the first track-and-field Games medal for the country.2 / 9The 23-year-old farmer’s son from Khandra village near Panipat, Haryana, produced a second round throw of 87.58m in the finals to stun the athletics world and end India’s 100-year wait for a track and field medal in the Olympics.3 / 9Chopra won the country’s seventh medal and first gold in this Olympics and joined shooter Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing Games) as India’s individual gold winners in the showpiece.4 / 9With this, the country surpassed the previous best haul of six medal achieved in the 2012 London Games.5 / 9Neeraj Chopra is only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal. On 11 August 2008, Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10 m air rifle in 2008 Summer Olympics.6 / 9He won his first medal in Olympics in Sport Athletes, event - Men's Javelin throw. His throw of 87.86m at his first competition after an elbow injury guaranteed a ticket to Tokyo. He then qualified in the qualification round with a throw of 86.65m and marched to the finals. Neeraj Chopra dominated the javelin throw final with a best throw of 87.58m to win India's first gold in the Olympics.7 / 9Neeraj Chopra was born in a hindu ROR family and is from Khandra village, Panipat district, Haryana.He was educated at DAV College, Chandigarh. In 2016, he was appointed a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army with the rank of Naib Subeda.8 / 9He won a gold medal in 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He also set a world junior record. Despite these performances, he failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the cut off date was 11 July.9 / 9Neeraj Chopra registered a season best effort of 86.47 meters in men's javelin throw at 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG). With that, Chopra not only joined an elite list of Indian athletes to win a gold medal on their Commonwealth Games debut, but also became the first Indian to triumph in Javelin Throw at CWG.