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NEW DELHI, Aug 28: For someone who was cajoled into taking up sport to shed weight, Neeraj Chopra's rise to stardom from a Haryana village has been nothing short of spectacular, and at 25, he is already in the elite club of India's greatest sporting icons.
Two years ago, his spear soared high into the Tokyo sky as he became the country's first Olympics track and field gold medal winner. He was just 23, as he became only the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics after legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra.
A star was born overnight in a country that had for long craved for the ultimate success in sport's biggest platform.
Before Bindra, who won the 10m air rifle gold in 2008 Beijing Olympics, India's eight other yellow metals at the Games had come from hockey, a team game.
With his gold medal on Sunday in the World Championships, the legend of Chopra continued to grow.
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