Neeraj Chopra Olympic Medal. Despite not being the outright favourite for gold, he led the qualifying round with an 86.65m throw, before dominating the final. Neeraj was seen as india's premier medal prospect from the start of the paris olympics 2024 games, and india's golden boy did not.

Neeraj chopra became only the 2nd indian athlete after abhinav bindra to win an individual gold medal at the olympic games. Two months earlier, sado had sprung a surprise when he won gold at the asian junior championships.