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SPORTS -- Javelin Throw





      Raining rewards for Neeraj Chopra:  millions of

      cash awards for Olympic gold medalist



      TOKYO: Here is a list of major achievements of Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra,
      who on Saturday won India's first-ever track and field gold medal at Olympics with a
      throw of 87.58m at Tokyo Games here.

      Olympics                   Asian Games                 Commonwealth Games

      Golf Medal in 2021         Gold Medal in 2018          Gold Medal in 2018 Asian Athletics
                                                             Championships
                                                             Gold Medal in 2017 World U-20 Athletics
                                                             Championships
                                                             Gold Medal in 2016 South Asian Games
                                                             Gold Medal in 2016 Asian Junior
                                                             Championships
                                                             Silver Medal in 2016 Current National Record
                                                             Holder (88.07m – 2021)
                                                             Current World Junior Record Holder (86.48m –
                                                             2016)
     It is raining rewards for Neeraj Chopra after he secured India’s second individual gold in

     Olympic history with a sensational performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 23-
     year-old athlete from Haryana has been honoured by several state governments and
     private organizations for his remarkable achievement.


     On Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a special cash
     reward of Rs. 2 crore for his award-winning 87.58m javelin throw in Tokyo. The Chief
     Minister said that it was a proud moment for India and all Punjabis, since the family of
     Neeraj Chopra, a serving soldier of Indian Army, traces its roots to Punjab.


     Notably, Neeraj Chopra practiced most of the time at NIS Patiala. Earlier, he had won a
     gold medal in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in 2018 and was current

     national record holder with 88.07m throw. He had also won the gold medal in Junior
     World Championship and set U 20 World Record with 86.48m throw.


     It is the second Gold Medal by an Indian in the individual category of the Olympic
     Games after Abhinav Bindra, hailing from Punjab, won the gold medal in the 2008
     Beijing Olympics.                                                                            25
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