In the year 2021, Neeraj Chopra won India's first ever gold medal in athleties at the ________Olympics.

Correct option is D

The correct answer is Tokyo.

·         Neeraj Chopra won India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

·         He achieved this milestone in the javelin throw event with a distance of 87.58 meters in his second attempt.

·         This victory made him the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold, after Abhinav Bindra (2008, shooting).

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·         Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal is the first in track and field events for India.

·         Tokyo Olympics were held from July 23 to August 8, 2021.

·         The gold medal was won on August 7, 2021, a historic day for Indian athletics.

·         India finished with a total of 7 medals at Tokyo 2020, the highest ever in a single Olympics.

Additional Information:

• Sydney (2000): The host city for the 2000 Olympics; no Indian gold medal was won in athletics during this event.
• Beijing (2008): Famous for Abhinav Bindra’s gold in shooting, not athletics.
• London (2012): Saw India’s best performance in terms of total medals (6) at that time, but no athletics gold medal.