{ "id": "101840", "author": "23", "cnmid": "0", "title": "Neeraj Chopra Earns Praises From Anurag Thakur, Gautam Gambhir For Setting A National Record", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "2022", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Neeraj Chopra, India's Olympic gold medallist, set a new national record and finished with a silver medal with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

Sports minister Anurag Thakur and former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir lavished praise on "golden boy" Neeraj Chopra after the star thrower created a new national record on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Neeraj Chopra, the India's Olympic gold medallist, set a new national record and finished with a silver medal with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Neeraj bettered his own previous national record of 88.07 meters which he had set in Patiala in March last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Golden Great @Neeraj_chopra1 does it again! Neeraj Chopra threw 89.30 metres at Paavo Nurmi Games to create a new National Record ! Absolutely THRILLED You've got to see his throw," Anurag Thakur tweeted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Golden Great @Neeraj_chopra1<\/a> does it again !
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\r\n• Neeraj Chopra threw 89.30 metres at Paavo Nurmi Games to create a new National Record !
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\r\nAbsolutely THRILLED
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\r\nYou’ve got to see his throw ! pic.twitter.com\/wwKYLj9KU3<\/a><\/p>\r\n— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n