New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Former India cricketer Suresh Raina congratulated javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for tying the knot along with his life accomplice Himani.
India’s Olympic gold medalist and World Champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now married.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Neeraj posted the news and shared a collection of pictures along with his life accomplice Himani.
Taking to X, Raina despatched his finest needs to Neeraj and stated which will his journey along with Himani be stuffed with stunning recollections”Many congratulations @Neeraj_chopra1.. May your journey together be filled with beautiful memories and unwavering companionship,” Suresh Raina wrote on X.
Chopra arguably grew to become one of many greatest athletes that India ever witnessed after sending his javelin to a record-shattering distance within the Paris 2024 Olympics. Chopra fell wanting retaining his gold medal, ending with a finest throw of 89.45 meters.
Despite a powerful efficiency on his second try, he struggled with 4 consecutive foul throws, which prevented him from profitable gold.
Chopra grew to become the second male athlete from post-independence India to win two Olympic medals in a person occasion. He can be the one Indian athlete to bag two totally different medals (Gold in Tokyo 2020 and Silver in Paris 2024) on the Olympics.
Chopra’s first and third makes an attempt have been invalidated by crimson flags, and his ultimate three makes an attempt have been fouls. Despite a powerful efficiency within the qualification spherical with a throw of 89.34 meters, his 89.45-meter throw was not sufficient to retain his gold.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem gained gold with a throw of 92.97 meters, setting a brand new Olympic document and surpassing Denmark’s Andreas Thorkildsen’s mark from Beijing 2008. Grenada’s Anderson Peters secured bronze with a throw of 88.54 meters.
Chopra narrowly missed out on one other title by simply 1 centimetre, ending second within the Diamond League ultimate with a finest throw of 87.86 meters on the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium final 12 months.
Earlier in November, Neeraj Chopra’s profitable partnership along with his long-time coach Klaus Bartonietz, which resulted in two Olympic medals, two World Championship medals, and an Asian Games gold, got here to an finish because the 75-year-old German coach has determined to retire.
During their time collectively, Chopra achieved exceptional success, together with two Olympic medals (gold and silver), two World Championship medals (gold and silver), an Asian Games gold, and a Diamond League title. After that, Chopra introduced the beginning of an thrilling new chapter in his profession, partnering with javelin legend Jan Zelezny, who has come on board as his new coach. (ANI)