Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- When Neeraj Chopra hurled the javelin beyond the 87-metre line at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he not just won the gold medal; he also sparked a revolution in Indian athletics with a plethora of javelin talent breaking out onto the global stage.

While the likes of Commonwealth Games 2026 bronze medallist Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav have come up among the men, the women's section has lacked a big star - until now, that is.

Hailing from a remote village in the tribal district of Gumla in Jharkhand, Shilpa Kumari - the current national record holder in the women's U-17 category -- has emerged as the next big hope of women's javelin in India, according to a SAI Media release.

For Shilpa, watching Neeraj Chopra's Olympic e...