Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a prize money of $70,000 (nearly ₹58 lakh) for bagging India's first-ever gold medal in World Athletics Championships history. Neeraj posted a best throw of 88.17 metres to win gold at World Athletics Championships 2023. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won a prize money of $35,000 (nearly ₹29 lakh) for finishing second.