Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and JSW Sports on Monday introduced the conclusion of their formal partnership. The transfer comes as Neeraj begins a brand new chapter with the launch of his personal athlete administration agency, Vel Sports.
Neeraj’s affiliation with JSW Sports started in 2016, when he was first scouted by way of the JSW Sports Excellence Program (SEP) – a second that marked the beginning of one in all India’s most profitable athlete-management journeys. He joined JSW Sports in 2016, and over the following decade, the partnership grew to become a defining pressure in Indian sport, based on a press launch.
Neeraj’s achievements have been historic. Fondly known as the ‘Man with the Golden Arm,’ he grew to become the primary Indian to win an Olympic Gold in monitor and discipline on the Tokyo 2020 Games. He adopted it with a World Championship Gold in 2023, and a Silver on the Paris Olympics in 2024, together with a number of podium finishes on the worldwide circuit.
Neeraj now steps into entrepreneurship with Vel Sports. Traditionally, athletes embark on entrepreneurial ventures after retirement. However, Neeraj, all the time forward-looking, has chosen to start this part on the top of his profession, and JSW Sports has supported him in shaping this evolution.
‘Working with Neeraj has been an unbelievable expertise for all of us at JSW Sports. His success story displays our shared philosophy of excellence and function. We’re immensely happy with what we have achieved collectively and want him continued success in all his future pursuits,’ stated Divyanshu Singh, CEO, JSW Sports.
‘Over the final decade, our journey collectively has been one in all progress, perception, and achievement. JSW Sports has performed a defining function in my profession, and I’ll all the time stay grateful for his or her help and imaginative and prescient. As we conclude this chapter, I carry ahead the identical values into the following part of my journey,’ stated Neeraj Chopra.
Both events half methods with deep respect and delight as Neeraj embarks on this new entrepreneurial chapter and JSW Sports continues its mission to help India’s most promising athletic expertise. The decade they spent collectively leaves behind a legacy of belief, perception, and historic accomplishments; a basis that may proceed to encourage the way forward for Indian sports activities. (ANI)