- By Poorva Karki
- Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:25 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Amul celebrates Neeraj Chopra’s gold: India’s Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra etched the country’s name in history after becoming the first Indian to bag a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships. The Golden Arm of the sports javelin throw achieved the feat through his remarkable throw of 88.17m during the tournament in Hungary's Budapest on August 27. The athlete attempted four throws, where his second throw was the one that covered the most distance. Soon after the winning throw, social media was flooded with congratulatory posts. Joining the trend, the popular dairy company Amul also paid tribute to the winner and shared a poster of him.
The poster had Neerja’s cartoon, standing with a gold medal hung on his neck and the national flag behind him. The famous Amul girl was also a part of the poster, who was standing with a Javelin.
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The post went viral and the netizens loved the tribute by the dairy company. People also lauded the artists behind the poster. Others recalled the big win that the athlete bagged on Sunday, August 27. The post was shared a day ago and has received 125K likes from people.
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Taking the comment section, the people shared their views. “I am waiting for this and again Amul team nailed it with their creation,” a user wrote. “Absolutely incredible news,” joined a second. “Javeline Asa pheka ki direct sinne mau touch ho gya (His throw directly touched our hearts),” joined a third. “We Indians are proud of Neeraj Chopra! Thanks!” said another. “At times, it still feels there are artists in @amul_india ‘s marketing team who hand paint these posters; just like in the good old days,” lauded a fifth netizen. “Incredible,” said a sixth.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem clinched a silver with an 87.82m throw, while Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch won a bronze with an 86.67m throw.