{"id":2459,"date":"2021-08-09T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T11:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2024-08-09T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T07:12:26","slug":"neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Chopra &#8211; The Gold Man of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neeraj Chopra, The Gold Man of India, The Star of India, etc. Everyone is giving a new name in honour of this Indian Gem who won the first-ever gold for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/india-in-tokyo-olympic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India in the Tokyo Olympics 2020<\/a>. He made the country proud with his astonishing performance in the javelin throw and secured Gold.\u00a0 With his astounding javelin throw of 87.58 meters in the finals of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, India\u2019s 100-year wait for Gold has come to an end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let&#8217;s have a look at the earlier life and the achievements of the Gold man of India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/#Neeraj_Chopra_Biography\" >Neeraj Chopra Biography<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/#Neeraj_Chopra_%E2%80%93_Career\" >Neeraj Chopra &#8211; Career<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/#Early_Career\" >Early Career<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/#2017_%E2%80%93_2020_Career\" >2017 &#8211; 2020 Career<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/#Neeraj_Chopra_in_the_Olympics\" >Neeraj Chopra in the Olympics\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/#Awards_and_Recognition\" >Awards and Recognition<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/#Neeraj_Chopras_Tweets\" >Neeraj Chopra\u2019s Tweets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/#Heres_what_others_are_saying_Have_a_look\" >Here&#8217;s what others are saying. Have a look.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neeraj_Chopra_Biography\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neeraj Chopra Biography<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neeraj Chopra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Father\u2019s Name<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satish Kumar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother\u2019s Name<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saroj Devi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date of Birth<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24th December 1997<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birth Place<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panipat, Haryana<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Village<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khandra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Height<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">178 cm \/ 6 ft<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">86 Kg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Javelin Throw<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The living legend of India, the Gold Man was born in Panipat, Haryana on 24<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> December 1997. He is 23 and an Olympic Gold Winner of India. He went to DAV College for his education. He belongs to a Haryanvi agricultural family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gold Man has another identity as Subedar Neerja Chopra in the Indian Army. Neeraj Chopra joined the Army through sports quota at the post of Naib Subedar in 2016. The parent unit he joined was the Rajputana Rifles. He was promoted to Subedar rank and received recognition for his contribution to sports. Neeraj Chopra is a perfect example of Where there is a Will, there is a Way. He made his country and Armed forces proud by creating history in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neeraj_Chopra_%E2%80%93_Career\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neeraj Chopra &#8211; Career<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the career details of Neeraj Chopra.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Early_Career\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Career<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local children used to tease Neeraj for his obesity. His father enrolled him to the Gym and he used to visit Panipat Sports Authority of India where Jaiveer Chaudhary, a javelin thrower recognised his talent. Neeraj was capable enough to throw 40 meters without any training or practice. Jaiveer became his first coach from there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After 1 year, he went to Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula where his coach Naseem Ahmed trained him for long-distance running and javelin throw. Under the training of Naseem Ahmed, he became capable of throwing 68.40-meter javelin and won the 2012 junior nationals in Lucknow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In year 2013, he competed at international level in the world youth championship, Ukraine. His first international medal was silver that he won at the youth Olympic qualification, Bangkok.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2014, he achieved his first throw of 70 meters in senior nationals and in year 2015, he made world record in javelin throw in junior category of 81.04 meters in All India Inter-University Athletic Meet 2015.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later he received a call from a national level training camp and he left Panchkula to train in NIS Patiala in 2016. In the same year he won he secured Gold in the 2016 South Asian Games where he achieved an astonishing throw of 84.23 meters and equalled the Indian national record.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impressed with his performance, he was appointed as NaibSubedar in Rajputana rifles. This post, typically, was not for athletes, who were posted as NCO.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2017_%E2%80%93_2020_Career\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2017 &#8211; 2020 Career<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, Neeraj won Gold in the Asian Athlete Championship 2017 with amazing throw of 85.23 meters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018 at commonwealth games in Men\u2019s javelin throw, he registered as season-best effort of 86.47 meters and became one of the few Indian athletes to win Gold in Commonwealth Games. In 2018, he broke the national record of Doha Diamond League with throw of 87.43 meters.\u00a0 Neeraj made his appearance at the Asian Games representing India and was also the flag-bearer for the Indian contingent during the Asian Games Parade of Nations 2018. Neeraj won gold in the Asian Games 2018 with a throw of 88.06 m and sets a new Indian national record, bettering his own previous record. At the Asian Games, this was India&#8217;s first gold medal in javelin&#8217;s throw. Neeraj was awarded by Arjuna Award in September 2018. In the same year, he was rewarded by the army with an out-of-turn promotion to Subedar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, Neeraj was suffering from an elbow injury so he underwent surgery on 2 May 2019 in Mumbai. And it is the day after the qualifying competitions for the Olympics Tokyo 2020 had begun. After a period of recuperation, involving rehabilitative and meditation training at IIS Vijayanagar and the Patiala, Neeraj traveled to South Africa in November 2019 for training under German biomechanics expert Klaus Bartoneitz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, Neeraj Chopra won the Athletics Central North West League Meeting in Potchefstroom, South Africa, a throw of 87.86 meters. This distance is over 85 meters which qualified him for the Tokyo Olympiad. After South Africa, Neeraj travelled to Turkey for training but was forced to return to India due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then Neeraj gave next year&#8217;s training at the NIS Patiala. Later, the Athletics Federation of India and the Odisha state government aid the national javelin team by providing a training camp at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, which Neeraj attended from December 2020 through February 2021. In 2021, Neeraj again broke his national record with a new amazing throw of 88.07m, ranking him third-best internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neeraj_Chopra_in_the_Olympics\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neeraj Chopra in the Olympics\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Neeraj chopra continues his excellence in Olympics games too and became the first Indian to win two Olympics medal in track &amp; field games.<\/p>\n<h5>Paris Olympics 2024<\/h5>\n<p>Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in men&#8217;s Javelin throw; a track &amp; field game in Paris Olympics 2024. His best throw in Olympics 2024 was of 89.45 meters, which push him on second position to secure a silver medal. He is also the first Indian to win two Olympic medals in track and field games.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s Arshad Naeedm won the gold medal with an Olympic record breaking performance of 92.97 meter throw.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tokyo Olympics <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neeraj appeared at the Olympics representing India at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was placed in Group A on 4 August 2021. Neeraj won the gold medal in the final on 7 August with a throw of 87.58 m, becoming the first Indian Olympian to win a gold medal in athletics. It was also the first post-independence Indian Olympic medalist in athletics. Neeraj and his historic victory at the Tokyo Olympics have won everyone&#8217;s hearts in the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23-year-old Neeraj has become the first Indian in over 120 years, to win an Olympic medal in track-and-field games. The first Olympic track and field medal was won by Norman Pritchard in the 1900 Paris Olympics in 200 meters and 200 meters hurdles event. Thus Neeraj became only the second Olympic track and field medalist for India. He is the youngest Olympic gold medalist in the country. He is the first Javelin thrower Olympic Gold medalist of India. Neeraj dedicated his win to sprinters P. T. Usha and Milkha Singh both former Olympians from India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Awards_and_Recognition\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awards and Recognition<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>National awards and decorations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018 &#8211; Arjuna Award\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020 Republic Day honors &#8211; Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rewards announced by various organizations for winning the gold medal at the Olympics Tokyo 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Government of India &#8211; \u20b975 lakh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Government of Haryana, a Class-I state government appointment, and a plot of land for an athletics center &#8211; \u20b96 crores<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From BYJU&#8217;S &#8211; \u20b92 crores<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Government of Punjab &#8211; \u20b92 crores<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Government of Manipur &#8211; \u20b91 crore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Chennai Super Kings and a personalized jersey &#8211; \u20b91 crore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Board of Control for Cricket in India &#8211; \u20b91 crore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Elan realty group Gurugram &#8211; \u20b925 lakh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Indian Olympic Association &#8211; \u20b975 lakh<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neeraj_Chopras_Tweets\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neeraj Chopra\u2019s Tweets<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe javelin, runway, track is where most of my life has been spent,\u201d he said. \u201cTo us it\u2019s like a god. I wanted to give my thanks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was thinking that I will break the record again here,\u201d Chopra said, the Olympic gold around his neck. \u201cThrow my personal best, but that did not happen. But there will be time for that, right now the Olympic gold is better. I almost cried on the podium, but then no tears came. But it was like a current was going through me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_what_others_are_saying_Have_a_look\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s what others are saying. Have a look.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Klaus Bartonietz, the coach of Neeraj Chopra, said he felt &#8220;overwhelming joy&#8221; after Neeraj became the &#8220;best javelin thrower in the world&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, &#8220;History has been scripted at Tokyo! What Neeraj Chopra has achieved today will be remembered forever. The young Neeraj has done exceptionally well. He played with remarkable passion and showed unparalleled grit. Congratulations to him for winning the Gold.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/the-olympic-games-history-significance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Olympic Games: History, Significance, Achievements, and Disputes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neeraj Chopra, The Gold Man of India, The Star of India, etc. Everyone is giving a new name in honour of this Indian Gem who won the first-ever gold for India in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He made the country proud with his astonishing performance in the javelin throw and secured Gold.\u00a0 With his astounding &#8230; <a title=\"Neeraj Chopra &#8211; The Gold Man of India\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/neeraj-chopra-the-gold-man-of-india\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Neeraj Chopra &#8211; The Gold Man of India\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-greatest-indian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2459"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5038,"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459\/revisions\/5038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}