Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has successfully qualified for the final round at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra runs alongside Kishore Jena in the men’s Javelin Throw Qualification event for the 2024 Paris Olympics to be held at the Stede de France in Paris.
Kishore Jena will join Neeraj Chopra in the men’s javelin throw event and compete to qualify for the final in the first group, while Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the second group.
Neeraj Chopra’s name became famous and was chosen as one of the heavy favorites for the 2024 Paris Olympics from India.
This is the complete biography of Neeraj Chopra, the gold medal-winning javelin thrower from India.
Name: Neeraj Chopra
Date of birth: December 24, 1997
Age: 27 years old
Stay : Khandra village near Pampat in Haryana
Graduate : Payanand Anglo-Vedio College in Chandigarh
Father: Satish Kumar
Mother: Saroj Devi
Career
- Due to being overweight Neeraj Chopra tried his luck in javelin throw and practiced at the Shivaji Stadium in Pampat
- Coach Naseem Ahmad made him practice long distance running and javelin throwing after training for a year at the Tan Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula
- Neeraj Chopra has participated in various national and international competitions several times since 2012
- The Indian Army appointed Neeraj Chopra as a Junior Commissioned Officer in 2017 after being impressed with his performance in several national and international tournaments
- After joining the Indian Army, Neeraj Chopra was selected to undergo training at the Mission Olympics Wing and at the Army Sports Institute in Pune
- Was absent for 8 months in 2019 due to an elbow injury
Performance
- U-16 national champion at the end of 2012
- Won the first international silver medal in the Youth Olympic Qualification in Bangkok in 2014
- Won a medal in the Senior National championship at the Inter-State event in Chennai in 2015
- Won a gold medal at the South Asian Games in Guwahati in 2016
- Won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2018
- In 2021 Neeraj Chopra won India’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in athletics
Award
- In 2018, he was awarded the Arjuna Award
- In 2020, awarded the Visit Seva Medal (USM) for excellence in sports