Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be the flag bearer for the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018. The 20-year-old has won a gold medal in World Junior Championships, Asian Championships, South Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in his career so far.
The Haryana athlete equaled the national record when he recorded a throw of 82.23m at the 2016 South Asian Games. In the same year, Chopra broke the junior world record with a throw of 86.48m at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships in Bydgosczcz, Poland.
Chopra set a new national record when he registered a throw of 87.43m at the Diamond League in May this year.
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