WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Syllabus: GS Paper 1 - Sports)

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Context:  The Prime Minister has congratulated Neeraj Chopra for winning the Gold at the World Athletics Championships.

  • He become the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships.
  • In 2022, he created history by winning a silver medal in the javelin throw final of the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

World Athletics Championships

  • The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). 
  • Alongside the Olympic Games, they represent the highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking. 
  • Separate World Championships are held by World Athletics for certain other outdoor events, including cross-country running and half-marathon, as well as indoor and age-group championships.


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