National Javelin Day is celebrated on  August 7,  in India. The Athletics Federation of India, the governing body for athletics in the country, designated this date to honour Neeraj Chopra's historic gold medal win in the javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics.

• This celebration recognises his achievement and promotes the sport of javelin throwing across the nation.
• On August 7, 2021, Neeraj Chopra made history by throwing the javelin 87.58 meters in the men's Javelin Throw final at the Tokyo Olympics, securing the gold medal.
• This victory marked India's first-ever gold medal in track and field events at the Olympics. With this achievement, Chopra also became the second individual gold medallist from India, following Abhinav Bindra's gold medal in shooting at the 2008 Beijing Games.