Who has won the first ever gold medal for India in World Athletics Championships held in Hungary in 2023?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Neeraj Chopra made history by winning the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships 2023 held in Budapest, Hungary. He became the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal marking a significant milestone for Indian athletics.
India has participated in the World Athletics Championships since 1983. Their first ever medal was a Bronze medal won by Anju Baby George in 2003 in Paris in the long jump discipline.
Neeraj Chopra is the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. He won a silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and subsequently won the first gold for India at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.