Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra was born on 24 December 1997 in a Hindu family of the Roar Maratha caste in the Panipat district of Haryana. His father’s name is Satish Kumar who is a farmer. His mother’s name is Saroj Devi, she is a housewife. Neeraj Chopra is a track and field athlete who is a javelin thrower. He is the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra to win a gold medal in athletics at the World Championships level. Neeraj created history by winning the gold medal in the 87.58m javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics 2021.

• Family and study-

In Neeraj Chopra’s family, apart from their mother and father, Neeraj Chopra also has two sisters. Neeraj Chopra did his early studies in Haryana and completed his graduation from BBA College, Chandigarh.

• Carrier of Neeraj Chopra-

When Neeraj Chopra was only 11 years old, when he saw Jai veer Chaudhary throwing a javelin while practicing javelin throwing at the stadium in Panipat, he also got fond of throwing the javelin. Jai veer Choudhary was a state-level athlete who also represented Haryana. Inspired by these, Neeraj Chopra also started trying to throw the javelin. When Neeraj saw Uwe Hon Neeraj setting a world record at the World Championships, his desire became even stronger.

In 2016, 19-year-old Neeraj made a junior world record throw of 86.48m at the World Under-20 Championships, in Poland. Then in 2017, he claimed the title at the Asian Championships, in Bhubaneswar. In the same year, he came 7th in the IAAF Diamond League. Then in the year 2018, Neeraj claimed the silver medal at the Unfenberg Spearwurf meeting, in Germany. He also won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, in Australia.

Neeraj won 3 more gold medals in the year 2018 Sotteville Athletics Meet, France, Savo Games, Finland, and Asian Games, Jakarta. In 2020, Neeraj finished third at the Korten Games in Finland. This achievement qualified him for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Neeraj reached the final of the Tokyo Olympic event.

In the final round of Tokyo the  Olympics 2021, Neeraj Chopra won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics 2021 for India by leading the board with 87.03 in the first attempt, 87.58 in the second attempt, and 76.79 meters in the third attempt. Neeraj became the first Indian athlete to represent India in 100 years, winning an Olympic medal in track and field in the javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics 2021.

• Coaches of Neeraj Chopra-

Several coaches from Haryana have played their part in propelling, Neeraj Chopra to the podium, while his head coach was the legendary Uwe Han. He was accompanied by Dr. Klaus Bartonietz, Gary Calvert, Werner Daniels, Kashinath Naik, Naseem Ahmed, and Jaiveer Singh as his coach.

• On the post of Naib Subedar of the Army-

Neeraj continued to practice javelin along with his studies and he also won many medals at the national level. In the 2016 IAAF World U-20 Championship held in Poland, Neeraj won the gold medal by throwing an 86.48m javelin. Then, being happy with this position of Neeraj, the Army selected him for the post of Naib Subedar as a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Rajputana Regiment. After getting the appointment in the army, Neeraj said in an interview that “No one in his family has got a chance to do a government job before and I am the first member of my family, who has been selected for a government job. This is a matter of great happiness for me and my family.”

• Interesting facts about Neeraj Chopra

1. Neeraj Chopra used to train his game while holding the post of Subedar. He had to help his family financially, that’s why he was recruited into the army and he was also happy to be in this post. Because to date no one in his family was in a government job.
2. Neeraj Chopra said during an interview that he learned early education of javelin throw by watching retirement check tracks and YouTube videos.
3. Neeraj Chopra was training under renowned javelin throw coach Vernal Daniels in Germany and has also trained under Uwe Hohn.

4. From the year 2011 to 2015, he further matured his skills in the javelin throw at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) center at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula.

5. Despite recording the record, he failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
6. Neeraj also faced a three-month off-season stint at Offenburg, Germany under renowned coach Werner Daniels.

7. She became the fourth track and field athlete in the country to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal after Milkha Singh, Krishna Poonia (Women’s Discus, Delhi, 2010), and Vikas Gowda.

• The total net worth of Neeraj Chopra

According to the information given on the internet, Neeraj Chopra is currently involved in the JSW Sports team. Neeraj Chopra was also selected as the brand ambassador by the sports drink giant Gatorade. At present, the net worth of Neeraj Chopra is around 5 million dollars.

• All received Awards from Neeraj Chopra

1.  In the year 2012 National Junior Championships Gold Medal
2.  In the year 2013 National Youth Championship Silver Medal
3.  In the year 2016 3rd World Junior Award
4. In the  year 2016  Asian Junior Championships Silver Medal
5. In the year 2017 Asian Athletics Championships Gold Medal
6. In the year 2018 Asian Games Championships Golden Pride
7. In the year 2018 Arjuna Award

• Latest achievement of Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj achieved a historic milestone for India at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics by becoming the country’s first track and field Olympic gold medalist. In his second attempt, he delivered an exceptional throw of 87.58 meters, securing the gold medal in the Olympic Games held in Tokyo.

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