'Success doesn't get into your head, loss doesn't stay in your mind': PM Modi lauds Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra wrote history when he became India's first track-and-field athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Chopra secured a top-podium finish at the javelin throw event in Tokyo 2020 with the highest score of 87.58m. The 23-year-old also became the only second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal after Abhinav Bindra, who achieved the feat in Beijing 2008.

Chopra, among all the other participating athletes from India in the Tokyo edition, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as he hosted breakfast for the athletes at his residence.

The prime minister interacted with Chopra and congratulated him on his incredible feat, and also talked about his mindset during the final of the javelin throw event.

"When you attempted the second throw, you already entered into celebratory mode. One needs a lot of confidence to reach to this level, and a lot of knowledge about their game as well as the opponent's. How was this possible?" PM Modi asked Chopra.

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