As Neeraj Chopra won Gold in the Men’s Javelin Throw final at the Tokyo Olympics, words of praise came in from all quarters, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, ministers and sportspersons being among the thousands who took to Twitter to congratulate the Haryana born athlete for his herculean effort. Chopra’s throw of 87. 58 meters in his second attempt virtually killed the competition early and helped him script history as he helped India bag its first-ever Gold Medal in Athletics in the history of the Olympics. He was also the second-ever individual athlete to win a Gold Medal for India at the Olympics after Abhinav Bindra in 2008. Chopra, who is from Chandra village near Panipat in Haryana, stunned the athletics world and ended India’s 100 years wait for a track and field medal in the Olympics.