Sportskeeda's Top 10 Indian sportsmen of the year 2017

#10 Neeraj Chopra (Athletics)

Chopra won gold at the Asian Championships

Chopra is pinned as the next big hope in Indian athletics and for good reason too, given that he is the reigning junior world champion in the javelin throw as well as the world record holder at the U20 level with a personal best of 86.48m.

The 19-year-old had a bittersweet 2017, which saw him win gold at the Asian Championships but featured him missing out on the World Championships final by a whisker. Chopra, who is India's first-ever world champion in athletics, added the Asian title to his cap on home turf in Bhubaneshwar in July, ensuring gold with an effort of 85.23m in his final attempt.

He also then became just the second Indian athlete ever after discus exponent Vikas Gowda to take part in the prestigious Diamond League, finishing a creditable fifth in the Paris leg and seventh in Monaco.

At the IAAF World Championships, he missed out on the qualification mark for the final by less than a metre and in the Zurich Diamond League, he was put down by injury. Here's hoping he comes back stronger next year, where he will gun for glory at the Asian and Commonwealth Games.