87 Days, 6 medals, 2 national records: Neeraj Chopra's hot streak

Neeraj Chopra's historic Olympic gold medal led to innumerable felicitations across India

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at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 14

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he returned with a bang. In his first competitive event in 311 days,

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he needed just two throws to shatter his own national record [88.07m] with 89.30m

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Over 87 days, Neeraj Chopra picked up a World Championships silver

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two personal bests and a podium finish in all six events he competed in

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capping it with the Diamond League title on Thursday night

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All the public events, and the demands of sponsors and advertisers, eventually took a toll on his health

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he had to leave a ceremony near his village midway due to exhaustion and fever

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