New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra and his spouse, Himani Mor, visited former President of India Ram Nath Kovind at his residence on December 22.
Ram Nath Kovind shared on X that Neeraj and his spouse, who’s a former tennis participant, visited him at his residence for a courtesy go to and exchanged seasonal greetings.
‘Lt Col Neeraj Chopra, PVSM,VSM, Olympic Gold medallist, alongside together with his spouse Smt. Himani paid a courtesy go to at my residence at the moment. We exchanged seasonal greetings,’ Ram Nath Kovind stated within the X publish.
In October, Neeraj Chopra obtained the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel within the Territorial Army. The 27-year-old Indian athlete was offered with the insignia at a ceremony in New Delhi, in recognition of his excellent achievements in sports activities. Although his official appointment to the rank was on April 16, the pipping ceremony passed off on October 22. During the occasion, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally conferred the insignia of the honorary Lieutenant Colonel rank upon Neeraj.
Born in 1997 in Khandra village, Panipat, Haryana, Neeraj Chopra has achieved main accolades in javelin throw. He gained India’s first Olympic gold in athletics at Tokyo 2020 and adopted it up with a silver at Paris 2024. Neeraj additionally made historical past by turning into India’s first senior athletics world champion with a gold at Budapest 2023, after incomes a silver at Oregon 2022, ending the nation’s 19-year medal drought on the World Championships.
The Indian star has additionally claimed titles on the Asian Games (2018, 2023), the Commonwealth Games (2018), the Asian Athletics Championships (2017), and the Diamond League. His private better of 90.23 metres, set in 2025 on the Doha Diamond League, stays the nationwide document.
Neeraj obtained the Arjuna Award in 2018 and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for 2021, two of India’s most prestigious sports activities honours. In 2022, he was additionally awarded the Padma Shri, India’s highest civilian honour, and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal by the Indian army for excellence in sports activities. (ANI)