In the Paris Olympics, Neeraj Chopra Won the Silver Medal by Throwing a Distance of 89.45 Meters. Neeraj Chopra Was Defeated by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, Who Won the Javelin Throw Gold Medal at a Distance of 92.97 Meters.
Neeraj Chopra Has Once Again Done Wonders and Won a Medal in the Paris Olympics. Although He Could Not Win the Gold as Per the Expectations, He Definitely Won the Silver Medal. Neeraj Chopra Won the Silver Medal by Throwing a Distance of 89.45 Meters. Neeraj Chopra Was Defeated by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, Who Won the Javelin Throw Gold Medal at a Distance of 92.97 Meters. However, After Tokyo, Neeraj Chopra Has Now Created History by Winning a Medal in Paris. He is the First Player in the Country to Win Two Medals in Track and Field.
Obesity Pushed Towards Sports
Very Few People Knew Neeraj Chopra Before Winning the Gold Medal in Tokyo Olympics, but With This Success He Became the Poster Boy. But Do You Know, for Neeraj, Who Comes From Khandra Village of Panipat District of Haryana, Joining Sports Was Not a Hobby but a Compulsion. His Mother Saroj Devi is a Housewife and Father Satish Kumar is a Farmer. Due to Being Overweight in Childhood, His Parents Forced Him to Take Up Sports.
Started Doing Wonders Since Childhood
Even Though Neeraj Chopra Won the Gold Medal at the Age of 22, He Showed Glimpses of Becoming a Champion at an Early Age. In 2012, at the Age of 15, Neeraj Became the Under-16 National Champion. In This Event, He Also Created a New National Record by Throwing a Throw of 68.60 Meters. Only Two Years Later, He Won His First International Silver Medal in Youth Olympic Qualification. In 2015, at the Age of 18, He Won His First Senior National Championship by Throwing a Throw of 77.33 Meters in the Inter-state Event Held in Chennai.
Luck Changed From 2016, Army Gave Training
The Year 2016 Proved to Be a Turning Point for Neeraj Chopra. He Won the Gold Medal in the National Open Championship Held in Kolkata This Year. Soon After This, He Won Another Gold in the South Asian Games Held in Guwahati by Throwing 82.23 Meters. The Indian Army Was Very Happy to See Neeraj’s National and International Performance. Therefore, the Army Decided to Make Him Junior Commissioned Officer (Jco) in 2017. The Indian Army Directly Gave Him the Rank of Naib Subedar in Rajputana Rifles.
Won Many Medals After Training in the Army
After Taking Training Under the ‘mission Olympics Wing’ of the Indian Army, Neeraj Won a Flurry of Medals. In the 2018 Commonwealth Games, He Threw a Throw of 86.47 Meters, Which Was the Best Throw of That Season. In the Same Year, He Broke His Own Record by Throwing a Throw of 87.43 Meters in the Doha Diamond League. After This He Won the Gold Medal in the Asian Games With 88.06 Metres. However, After This He Got Injured and Could Not Participate Anywhere for 8 Months.
Neeraj Chopra’s Awards
In View of Neeraj Chopra’s Excellent Performance in Javelin Throw, the Government of India Honored Him With the Arjuna Award in 2018. The Army Had Awarded Him the Vishisht Seva Medal in Sports in 2020. Apart From This, He Has Been Honored With Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021 and Padma Shri Award in 2022.
