First Indian track and field athlete to win gold at the World Under-20 Championships in 2016 with a record throw of 86.48 m
Neeraj became the first Indian to win a Javline Throw gold at Commonwealth Games 2018 with a season-best effort of 86.47 metres
Neeraj won India its first gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2018 Asian Games, bettering his own Indian national record with a throw of 88.06 m
Neeraj Chopra broke the Olympic jinx when he became the first Asian athlete to win a gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 with a throw of 87.58 m
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to be crowned Diamond League champion by winning the grand final in Zurich in September 2022
Neeraj ended a 40-year wait when he claimed India's first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with a throw of 88.17 metres