India's history in the Olympic Games is 124 years old. From Paris 1900 to Paris 2024, India at Olympics has been very special. Tokyo Olympics 2020 was the most successful year for India and the country had the second best performance in the Paris Olympics 2024.

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In the Olympic history spanning over 100 years, India has won a total of 41 medals, which include 10 gold, 10 silver and 21 bronze. Hockey has been the most fruitful sport for India in terms of medals. Interestingly, India has won 8 out of 10 gold medals only in men's hockey. Apart from this, India has succeeded in winning medals in boxing, wrestling, tennis, badminton, shooting, athletics and weightlifting. Here is India's Olympic medal tally by every edition. 

India at Olympics

1900 Paris Olympics | 2 Medals

• Norman Pritchard - Silver - Men's 200m hurdles
• Norman Pritchard - Silver - Men's 200m sprint

India first participated in the Paris Olympics in 1900, with Norman Pritchard winning 2 silver medals in athletics (men's 200 m and men's 200 m hurdles). He became India's first medal winner in the Olympics. With this, India became the first Asian country to win an Olympic medal. Pritchard was the first Indian (British-Indian) athlete to win more than one Olympic medal for the country.

1928 Amsterdam Olympics | 1 Medal

• India men's hockey team - Gold - Field hockey

India won their first-ever gold medal at the Olympics in men's hockey. Dhyan Chand led a dominant team to gold, kicking off a streak of six consecutive gold medals.

1932 Los Angeles Olympics | 1 Medal

• India men's hockey team - Gold - Field hockey

India secured their biggest-ever win (24-1 vs USA) en route to their second consecutive gold in men's hockey.

1936 Berlin Olympics | 1 Medal

• India men's hockey team - Gold - Field hockey

Dhyan Chand made it a hat-trick of gold medals for India, defeating Germany in the men's hockey final.

1948 London Olympics | 1 Medal

• India men's hockey team - Gold - Field hockey

India won their first-ever Olympic medal as an independent nation, with no surprise as to its origin. A new generation of hockey players led by Balbir Singh Sr. continued India's dominance.

1952 Helsinki Olympics | 2 Medals

• India men's hockey team - Gold - Field hockey
• KD Jadhav - Bronze - Men's wrestling (bantamweight)

India got its first individual Olympic medal in the 1952 Olympics when Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav created history in wrestling. Initially he was not selected in the team and later on the request of the Maharaja of Patiala, he got a place in the team. Jadhav, who won the bronze medal, could not get a chance to play in the Olympics again and he started working in Maharashtra Police.

The Indian men's hockey team made it five in a row, with Balbir Singh Sr. increasing his legend with a superb performance in the final.

1956 Melbourne Olympics | 1 Medal

• India men's hockey team - Gold - Field hockey

As far as team sports are concerned, the Indian men's hockey team had set a record by winning 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympics between 1928 and 1956. This is an Olympic feat not bettered in a team event apart from USA's basketball teams. 

1960 Rome Olympics | Medals

• India men's hockey team - Silver - Field hockey

India reached double digits in their Olympic medal tally but it wasn't a gold in men's hockey as expected, with a Balbir Singh Sr. - less India losing to Pakistan in the final.

1964 Tokyo Olympics | Medals

• India men's hockey team - Gold - Field hockey

The Indian men's hockey team faced Pakistan in the final for a third consecutive time but won gold this time.

1968 Mexico City Olympics | 1 Medals

• India men's hockey team - Bronze - Field hockey

The Indian men's hockey team failed to reach the final for the first time in the last eight Olympics, losing in the semifinal to Australia and then beating West Germany to win bronze.

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1972 Munich Olympics | 1 Medal

• India men's hockey team - Bronze - Field hockey

India made it 10 consecutive medals for the men's hockey team, as well as the nation, which went medal-less in 1976. A loss to Pakistan in the semifinal was followed by a win over Netherlands to win bronze.

1980 Moscow Olympics | 1 Medal

• India men's hockey team - Gold - Field hockey

The Indian men's hockey team returned to the summit, after a catastrophic 1976 Olympics and won gold. It would be Indian hockey's last medal until the bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

1996 Atlanta Olympics | 1 Medal

• Leander Paes - Bronze - Men's singles, Tennis

Leander Paes did the work of getting the country, which was very enthusiastic about hockey, interested in tennis. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Paes made it to the semi-finals and there he had to face defeat against Andre Agassi. The bronze medal won by Paes is India's first and only Olympic medal which has come from tennis. This medal came after returning empty-handed from 3 consecutive Olympics.

2000 Sydney Olympics | 1 Medal

• Karnam Malleswari - Bronze - Women's weightlifting (54kg)

Karnam Malleswari is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal in weightlifting in the 2000 Olympics. In this event, she lifted a weight of 240 kg.

2004 Athens Olympics | 1 Medal

• Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore - Silver - Men's double trap shooting

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is the first Indian to win a silver medal in shooting. He is also the first Indian to win an individual silver medal. He achieved this feat in 2004.

2008 Beijing Olympics | 3 Medals

• Abhinav Bindra - Gold - Men's 10m air rifle shooting

• Vijender Singh - Bronze - Men's middleweight boxing

• Sushil Kumar - Bronze - Men's wrestling (freestyle 66kg)

Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in shooting in the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing. He became the first player to win an individual Olympic gold for India.

2012 London Olympics | 6 Medals

• Gagan Narang - Bronze - Men's 10m air rifle shooting

• Vijay Kumar - Silver - Men's 25m rapid-fire pistol shooting

• Saina Nehwal - Bronze - Women's singles, Badminton

• Mary Kom - Bronze - Women's flyweight boxing

• Yogeshwar Dutt - Bronze - Men's wrestling (freestyle 60kg)

• Sushil Kumar - Silver - Men's wrestling (freestyle 66kg)

India doubled their best-ever tally at the Olympics, with six medals taking their overall tally to 26. Saina Nehwal won India's first-ever badminton medal, with five-time world champion Mary Kom becoming the first Indian woman to win a boxing medal (only because this was the first edition of women's boxing at the Olympics). Sushil Kumar also became the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals.

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics | 2 Medals

• Sakshi Malik - Bronze - Women's wrestling (58kg)

• PV Sindhu - Silver - Women's singles, Badminton

India were swiftly brought back down to earth after the success of London, with only two medals in Brazil. PV Sindhu won her first Olympic medal, while Sakshi Malik became the first (and till date, only) Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics | 7 Medals

• Mirabai Chanu - Silver - Women's weightlifting (49kg)

• PV Sindhu - Bronze - Women's singles, Badminton

• Lovlina Borgohain - Bronze - Women's welterweight boxing

• India men's hockey team - Bronze - Field hockey

• Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Silver - Men's wrestling (freestyle 57kg)

• Bajrang Punia - Bronze - Men's wrestling (freestyle 65kg)

• Neeraj Chopra - Gold - Men's javelin throw

The Covid-affected Tokyo Olympics proved to be India's most successful ever, with seven medals taking India's overall tally to 35 medals. PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win multiple Olympic medals, while the Indian men's hockey team ended their 41-year medal drought. Neeraj Chopra won the nation's first-ever gold medal in Athletics (and only the second individual gold ever by an Indian).

2024 Paris Olympics | 6 Medals

• Silver - Neeraj Chopra - 2024 Paris - Athletics men’s Javelin throw
• Bronze - Manu Bhaker - 2024 Paris - Shooting women’s 10m air pistol
• Bronze - Manu Bhaker - 2024 Paris - Shooting 10m air pistol mixed team
• Bronze - Sarabjot Singh - 2024 Paris - Shooting 10m air pistol mixed team
• Bronze - Swapnil Kusale - 2024 Paris - Shooting men’s 50m rifle 3 positions
• Bronze - Men’s Hockey Team - 2024 Paris - Men’s field hockey
• Bronze - Aman Sehrawat - 2024 Paris - Wrestling men’s 57kg freestyle

The Paris Olympics 2024 proved to be India's second joint most successful ever, with six medals taking India's overall tally to 41 medals. Manu Bhaker brought two bronze medals home, one in individual event and one in mixed event with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol. Swapnil Kusale also won bronze in shooting, winning in the Men's 50m rifle 3 positions. 

The Indian Men's Hockey Team also won bronze and held their postiion at the top in terms of winning the most medals at the hockey event at the Olympics. Neeraj Chopra couldn't bring gold home this time but clinched a silver medal to extend India's medal tally. India were missing out on the Wrestling and Aman Sehrawat filled that gap by winning the fifth bronze medal for India at the Paris Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra finished second with a best throw of 84.14m at the Janusz Kusociński Memorial competition at Silesian Stadium in Poland on Friday.

Julian Weber finished first with an 86.12m throw.

Though the double-time Olympic medalist looked disappointed and frustrated after a few foul throws to start with, his fourth year in in top two of every tournament he participated in continued.

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A few days ago, Neeraj had breached the 90m mark and registered his personal best and National record with a 90.23m throw in the Doha Diamond League. Unfortunately, even in that tournament also he finished second to Julian Weber's 91.06m throw. 

Wherever Neeraj Chopra goes, he does not return empty-handed. This series started in 2016 when this rising star made a record for the first time at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships. From that day itself, we got a glimpse of the future to come, in which many records were to be made and broken one after the other.

On Friday night of 16 May, Neeraj maintained the same trend in Doha Diamond League 2025 and got his name registered in history, becoming the first Indian to breach the 90m mark in the sport. So, it's time we take a look at every Neeraj Chopra records that he has made in his tremendous career so far.

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Every Neeraj Chopra records you should know

• First Indian to breach the 90m mark: Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the men’s national record in India and Neeraj Chopra’s personal best. It was the first time an Indian had breached the 90m-mark in the javelin.
• First Indian to win Olympic medal in athletics: At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Neeraj Chopra produced a historic performance in the men's javelin throw event. Neeraj won the gold medal in the final with a throw of 87.58m, giving India its first Olympic medal in athletics. With this win, Neeraj Chopra also became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track and field event at the Olympics.
• First Indian to win silver at World Athletics Championships: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a historic silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. He recorded a throw of 88.13m in his fourth attempt to claim the second spot. Chopra thus is the first Indian to win a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships and only the second medallist from the country after Anju Bobby George in 2003.
• First Indian track and field athlete to win world championship: Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. With this win, the then 18-year-old Neeraj became the first Indian track and field athlete to become a world champion in any event and any age level.
• First Indian World Record holder in track & field: Neeraj Chopra Threw 86.48m at the junior championships in Poland to win the title. With this, he set the new under-20 world record, beating the 84.69m mark established by the previous holder, Latvia's Zigismunds Sirmais. Neeraj’s 86.48m attempt at Bydgoszcz still stands as both the U20 world record as well as the U20 Asian record in the javelin throw.
• Indian national javelin throw record holder: Neeraj Chopra’s best attempt to date came at the Stockholm Diamond League 2022 in Sweden on June 30, 2022, where he managed his personal best of 89.94m to establish the new national record.
• First Indian to win javelin throw gold at Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. Before him, Gurtej Singh was the only men’s javelin thrower from the country to win a medal – bronze at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games. Neeraj threw  88.06m to claim the 2018 Asian Games title.
• First Indian to win a Diamond League meet: Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet after he topped the field in Lausanne in 2022. With a depleted field that had world champion Anderson Peters missing, the Indian comfortably led the charts with an 89.08m throw, in his first attempt. 
• First Indian to become Diamond League champion: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian athlete in history to clinch the Diamond League trophy, by winning the Zurich Diamond League 2022 Final. The Indian ace recorded a best throw of 88.44m to beat Tokyo 2020 silver medallist and 2016 champion Jakub Vadlejch to the title.
• First Indian to become world champion: Neeraj Chopra became India's first world champion after he clinched the gold medal in the men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest with an effort of 88.17m. It was Neeraj Chopra's second straight medal at the world championships after his silver at Oregon 2022.

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Neeraj Chopra Records: Best throws at major competitions

Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra bettered his throw of 89.94m with a season-best throw of 90.23m at the at the Doha Diamond League 2025. After this, he became the first Indian to breach the 90m mark in the sport.

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Despite the historic achievement, Chopra missed out on the top podium spot at the Doha Diamond League, where Germany’s Julian Weber stole the show with a massive throw. Chopra’s previous best was 89.94m, set on June 30, 2022, at the Stockholm Diamond League — a mark that stood as both his personal best and the men’s national record.

Neeraj achieved his target

• Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the men’s national record in India and Neeraj Chopra’s personal best.
• The second-best throw of Neeraj Chopra's career is 89.94m. Neeraj had thrown this throw in the Stockholm Diamond League on 30 June 2022. This throw is a national record and one of Neeraj Chopra's best throws.
• Neeraj Chopra's third-best throw of 89.49m came at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024This is Chopra's best throw ever at a global championship and his third-best overall.
• Neeraj Chopra's fourth-best throw in javelin throw came at Paris Olympics 2024 where he bagged the silver medal with an 89.45m throw. 
• His fifth best throw came in Paavo Nurmi Games in 2022 where he went close to that 90m mark once again.
• In the Lausanne Diamond League 2022, held in the month of August, Neeraj Chopra had thrown the sixth-best throw of his career. Neeraj had thrown the javelin 89.08 meters.
• Neeraj's seventh-best throw came in the Asian Games 2023 held in Hangzhou. In this round, Neeraj had achieved a distance of 88.88m.
• Neeraj Chopra's eighth-best throw came in the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. In this competition which was held on August 25, 2023, Neeraj showed excellent performance and achieved a distance of 88.77m.
  

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Hello and welcome to the LIVE blog of Doha Diamond League 2025, where the largest Indian contingent in terms of numbers at any single Diamond League meet to date is going to perform. 

Double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra will take part in the men's javelin event. Kishore Jena will be the second Indian to participate in that event.

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In the men's 5000m, Gulveer Singh will compete for India. Meanwhile, Parul Chaudhary will compete in the Women's 3000m steeplechase event. 

This is Koushik Biswas, who will bring you all the LIVE updates, results and commentary of the Doha Diamond League 2025 for you. So, stay tuned and enjoy the coverage. 

Indian Olympic and World Championships gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will complete at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 athletics meet to be held on June 24 at Czechia. This upcoming meet, which is also a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold label event, is the 64th edition of the Ostrava Golden Spike competition.

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Couldn't complete last year due to injury

Earlier, Neeraj Chopra pulled himself out of the Golden Spike in 2024 due to muscle injury. However, he attended that event as a special guest. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion will be hoping that the third time’s the charm.

Neeraj started 2025 season with gold

Neeraj Chopra kicked off his 2025 season with an impressive 84.52m throw at the Potchefstroom Invitational in South Africa. His performance secured the gold medal, topping a six-man field in what is a pivotal year for World Athletics. Chopra finished well ahead of 25-year-old South African javelin thrower Douw Smit, who recorded a best throw of 82.44m. 

The Indian athlete’s personal best and the Indian men’s javelin throw national record stands at 89.94m, achieved at the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League meet.

Neeraj to compete along with his new coach

Interestingly, the Golden Spike will see Neeraj compete in his new coach Jan Zelezny’s home turf. The Czech men’s javelin throw world record holder is also involved with organising the event.

“I am excited to announce that I will be competing at Zlatá Tretra Ostrava this year. It’s a legendary meet and this edition will be extra special. My coach Jan Zelezny not only won there many times but is also the director of the event,” Neeraj Chopra said.

“I am feeling great and hope you will see some really nice and long throws. I look forward to meeting you all,” he added.

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Neeraj opted out of the Asian Athletics Championships

Before heading to Ostrava, Neeraj Chopra will be seen in action at the Doha Diamond League on May 16 and the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru on May 24.

The Indian athlete has already opted out of the Asian Athletics Championships, which will be held in Gumi, the Republic of Korea, from May 27 to 31.