WATCH: The 'Gold'en moment India will cherish for long

87.58m: That's how far Neeraj Chopra threw the javelin in his first attempt in the finals of the event at the Tokyo Olympics. Neeraj, perhaps, already knew he had struck gold.

87.58m: That's how far Neeraj Chopra threw the javelin in his first attempt in the finals of the event at Tokyo Olympics.

Others behind him kept trying to go past him. Round after round, throw after throw, Neeraj's opponents kept hurling the javelins in vain. Neeraj, perhaps, already knew he had struck gold when he went through his fifth and last throw. It was a mere formality. History had already been scripted.

Take a look at the iconic moment once again.

The hard work that this athlete from Haryana's Panipat put in has finally borne fruit.

In 2017, Neeraj had posted a few verses in Hindi which when translated read:

When desire for success does not let you sleep
When nothing other than hard work makes you happy
When dedication does not make your feel tired
Understand that history is about to be scripted

And it did.