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Who is Neeraj Chopra?

Neeraj Chopra

About Neeraj Chopra

Who is Neeraj Chopra?

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who made history on August 7, 2021 by winning India's first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Tokyo Olympics, was born on December 24, 1997 to a family of farmers from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana. He graduated from Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College in Chandigarh.
 
His mother Saroj Devi is a housewife and father Satish Kumar is a farmer. Since he was overweight, Chopra was always persuaded by his family to take up sports. Later, he decided to try his luck at javelin throw and started training at the Shivaji Stadium in Panipat.

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The golden thrower

Neeraj Chopra's biography chronicles how he triumphed despite the deplorable state of Indian sports infrastructure

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2022 | 10:53 PM IST

Tokyo Gold has motivated me to do even better, says Neeraj Chopra

The javelin gold medal winner from Tokyo Games, Chopra earned a nomination for the prestigious 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards in the World Breakthrough of the Year category

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Updated On : 18 Mar 2022 | 4:33 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra, Dinesh Karthik part of India-UK Week of Sport celebrations

The British government on Monday launched the 'India-UK Week of Sport' to celebrate the incredible "living bridge" between both nations to mark India's 75th year of Independence.

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Updated On : 21 Feb 2022 | 8:18 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award

India's Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Wednesday nominated for the prestigious Laureus 'World Breakthrough of the Year' award.

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Updated On : 02 Feb 2022 | 5:32 PM IST

Jhajharia honoured with Padma Bhushan, Neeraj Chopra gets Padma Shri

Star para athlete Devendra Jhajharia was named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan while Olympic gold winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was among the eight sportspersons named for Padma Shri award.

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 10:22 PM IST

R-Day parade: Tableau of Haryana to showcase replica of Neeraj Chopra

According to the Directorate of Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Haryana, a total of ten Olympians will be a part of the tableau

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2022 | 2:46 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra joins funding round for influencer marketing startup

Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has warmed up to venture investing by betting an undisclosed sum on influencer marketing platform One Impression

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Updated On : 06 Jan 2022 | 6:08 PM IST

Contract of Neeraj Chopra's coach extended till 2024 Paris Olympics

After winning the historic Olympic gold in Tokyo, javelin thrower Chopra had expressed desire to continue to train with the German bio-mechanical expert

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Updated On : 02 Jan 2022 | 5:13 PM IST

Newsmakers: Neeraj Chopra to Harnaaz Sandhu, who all made headlines in 2021

High achievers in the corporate world; a media potboiler we could do without; and heartfelt goodbyes. 2021 had it all, but a year of renewal and hope was summed up best by olympic glory for the ages

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2023 | 11:57 PM IST

Breaching 90 m will put me in list of world's best throwers, says Neeraj

An Olympic gold medal already in his pocket, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has is eyes set on breaching the 90m mark which he feels will get him an entry in the list of world's best throwers

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Updated On : 30 Dec 2021 | 1:08 PM IST

Chopra's golden rise in Olympics and fall of Sushil Kumar, 2021 had it all

The manner in which Chopra bossed the field with his 87.58m throw fulfilled the aspirations of a nation that had not seen a track and field Olympic champion in its 74-year old sporting history

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Updated On : 30 Dec 2021 | 12:48 PM IST

'Neeraj' to be mascot for the first ever 'Kerala Olympic Games'

State Education Minister V Sivankutty unveiled the mascot on Wednesday

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2021 | 11:33 PM IST

PM lauds Neeraj Chopra for motivating young students on sports, fitness

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra for motivating young students at a school, saying such efforts will increase curiosity towards sports and exercising.

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Updated On : 05 Dec 2021 | 2:38 PM IST

Let's inspire youth to shine in games: PM on Neeraj Chopra's initiative

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country should keep on doing efforts to inspire youth to shine on the games field.

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Updated On : 05 Dec 2021 | 8:36 AM IST

Neeraj, Mithali, Chhetri among 12 athletes conferred Khel Ratna Award

Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, wrestler Ravi Kumar, para shooter Avani Lekhara, Sunil Chhetri and Mithali Raj were among the 12 athletes who received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2021 | 6:08 PM IST

India honours its sporting best at dazzling National awards ceremony

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, cricketer Mithali Raj and Paralympic stars shared the spotlight as an unprecedented 12 sportspersons were presented with India's highest sporting honour

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2021 | 5:46 PM IST

My entire focus on sports, biopic can wait until I win more medals: Chopra

Ever since the javelin thrower won an Olympic gold medal there have been talks about what his biopic would look like

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Updated On : 11 Nov 2021 | 8:48 PM IST

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra returns to training after historic feat

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has returned to training at the NIS-Patiala

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2021 | 3:39 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra meets Abhinav Bindra

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday met the country's first-ever individual gold medallist from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Abhinav Bindra, and his family.

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Updated On : 23 Sep 2021 | 3:10 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra sets sights on Olympic record to go with his golden feat

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday said that he has set his eyes on breaking the Olympic record to go with his gold medal winning feat at the Tokyo Games.

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Updated On : 16 Sep 2021 | 5:13 PM IST