India celebrates medal at World Athletics Championships after 19 years

NEW DELHI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- India sprang to celebration on Sunday morning when ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, the United States.

The 24-year-old Olympic champion, who won gold at Tokyo 2020 last year, secured the second position with his fourth throw of 88.13 meters in the men's javelin final. Grenadian Anderson Peters was crowned on 90.5