New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion Neeraj Chopra and his spouse at his residence on Tuesday.
PM Modi stated that he interacted with the javelin throw celebrity on varied points, together with sports activities.
Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, ‘Met Neeraj Chopra and his spouse, Himani Mor at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier as we speak. We had an awesome interplay on varied points together with sports activities after all! @Neeraj_chopra1.’
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In October, the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally conferred the gleaming insignia of Honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel within the Territorial Army upon Neeraj through the pipping ceremony in South Block, New Delhi.
The star javelin thrower created historical past by changing into the primary Indian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in observe and area on the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. He continued his stellar efficiency by profitable a silver medal on the Paris Olympics in 2024 and a gold medal on the World Athletics Championships in 2023, changing into the primary Indian to grow to be a world champion in athletics.
He has additionally secured a number of gold medals on the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Diamond League occasions. His private finest throw of 90.23 metres (2025) stands as a milestone in Indian sporting historical past.
This 12 months, Neeraj’s beautiful 26-event run of occupying both of the highest two spots on the rostrum got here to an finish on a heartbreaking observe with an Eighth-place end throughout his world title defence within the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September.
Aside from this uncommon setback, the Indian celebrity has loved a profitable 2025 season. He took the highest honours within the inaugural version of the Neeraj Chopra Classic, a contest named after him at Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium in Bengaluru in July. The then-javelin throw champion stood triumphant with 86.18m.
Neeraj kickstarted the season with a win on the Potch Invitational in Potchefstroom, South Africa, in April and adopted it up with a really particular second-place end at Doha Diamond League in May, the place he crossed the 90-metre mark for the primary time ever, with a throw of 90.23 m.
He additionally went on to safe a second spot within the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Poland later that month and resumed his profitable methods with back-to-back titles at Paris Diamond League and Ostrava Golden Spike, with finest efforts of 88.16 m and 85.29 m.
In late August, Chopra’s streak of prime two finishes at occasions continued as he secured the second spot with the very best throw of 85.01 m through the Diamond League last in Zurich. (ANI)