Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday scripted history yet again as he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships with a big throw of 88.17m in the men’s javelin final.

Minutes after the medal ceremony, Chopra addressed a late night press conference over zoom for those back home. He was self effacing and mindful of the time zone difference apologised for keeping the media waiting . When asked if he is the greatest athlete, he took the name of world record holder Jan Zelezny. “I won’t say I am the greatest of all time. I have to improve more. The greatest of all time is Jan Zelezny when it comes to the javelin,” Chopra said.