Since his breakthrough gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj Chopra has built one of the most consistent medal records in world athletics. Here is a clear timeline of his major results since that historic win.
August 2021: Tokyo Olympics Gold
Chopra won India’s first-ever Olympic medal in track and field, throwing 87.58 metres in the final at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games. He topped qualifying with 86.65 metres before improving in the final itself. For his full life story, read our Neeraj Chopra biography.
2022: Diamond League Trophy
Chopra won the overall Diamond League title in 2022, becoming the first Indian athlete to claim the season-long javelin trophy. He was unable to defend his Commonwealth Games title that year due to a groin injury that ruled him out of the Birmingham Games. See our Commonwealth Games record explained for the full story.
August 2023: World Championships Gold, Budapest
Chopra won India’s first-ever World Athletics Championships gold in senior competition, throwing 88.17 metres. Arshad Nadeem took silver with 87.82 metres, marking a rare occasion where both rivals stood together on a world championship podium.
August 2024: Paris Olympics Silver
Chopra added a second consecutive Olympic medal, this time silver, with a throw of 89.45 metres. Arshad Nadeem won gold with an Olympic record 92.97 metres. Chopra became the first track and field athlete from independent India to win two Olympic medals. See the full Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem career comparison for more on this result.
November 2024: New Coach, New Target
Chopra added three-time Olympic champion Jan Zelezny to his coaching team, alongside long-time biomechanics coach Klaus Bartonietz, with breaching the 90 metre mark set as a key goal after the Paris result. Learn more about his setup in Neeraj Chopra’s training routine.
May 2025: Doha Diamond League, 90.23 Metres
Chopra achieved his long-awaited target, throwing a personal best and national record of 90.23 metres at the Doha Diamond League, becoming the first Indian javelin thrower to cross 90 metres, even though he finished second at that particular meet.
2026 Season: Commonwealth Games Comeback
After a lower-back injury limited his 2026 season to a single competitive outing, a fourth-place finish at the Doha Diamond League in June with 85.69 metres, Chopra travelled to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games, aiming to add a second Commonwealth title to this timeline.
Quick Reference Timeline
– 2021: Olympic gold, Tokyo, 87.58m
– 2022: Diamond League trophy
– 2023: World Championships gold, Budapest, 88.17m
– 2024: Olympic silver, Paris, 89.45m
– 2025: National record, Doha, 90.23m
– 2026: Commonwealth Games campaign, Glasgow
The Bottom Line
In under five years since Tokyo, Chopra has added a Diamond League trophy, a world title, a second Olympic medal, and a national record to his resume, making his post-Tokyo run one of the strongest sustained stretches in Indian sporting history, and a central reason behind why he is India’s greatest javelin thrower.