- Title India’s Neeraj Chopra gives gold-medal-winning javelin from Tokyo 2020 to The Olympic Museum
- Publication Date 27th August 2022
- Languages EN, Hindi
- Location The Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Press Release http://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/neeraj-chopra-gifts-tokyo-2020-gold-medal-winning-javelin-to-the-olympic-museum
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The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY SCRIPT: India’s first ever track and field Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra has gifted the javelin he used for his historic victory in Tokyo 2020 to The Olympic Museum in Lausanne. The javelin joins the rich Olympic heritage collections held at the museum to secure Olympic legacy and inspire future generations. In what was an iconic moment for Indian sports fans, India’s only other individual Olympic Gold Medallist – shooter Abhinav Bindra – was also present at the occasion, as Chopra’s javelin joined Bindra’s triumphant rifle from Beijing 2008 in the exhibition. Former tennis player Manisha Malhotra, who represented India in Sydney 2000, was also in attendance.
- Games Edition Tokyo 2020
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