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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
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