Neeraj Chopra won gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Chopra won the gold…
2022
Neeraj Chopra won gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Chopra won the gold medal with a throw of
- A.
87.58 meter
- B.
87.88 meter
- C.
88.58 meter
- D.
88.88 meter
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Correct answer: A
Sports General Knowledge questions on Olympic medal-winning performances test precise recall of the exact record marks, not just the athlete-event pairing — exam setters routinely plant distractor values that are only a few centimetres off the true figure to catch imprecise memorisation.
Key facts of the event:
Event: Men's Javelin Throw final, Athletics, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Date: 7 August 2021
Athlete: Neeraj Chopra (India)
Winning throw: 87.58 metres, achieved in his second attempt of the final
Result: India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics, and Chopra's gold secured India's second individual Olympic gold medal overall
Cross-check against the other medallists confirms the figure: silver went to Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic with 86.67 metres and bronze to his compatriot Vitezslav Vesely with 85.44 metres — both clearly below Chopra's mark, and no throw of 87.88 m, 88.58 m, or 88.88 m appears anywhere in the official Tokyo 2020 javelin throw final result sheet.