Neeraj Chopra Biography in English ,Birth,Age,Height, Religion,Award

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Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

Full Name : Neeraj Chopra

 

age : 23 years

 

sports : category

Track and field : (javelin throw)

date of birth : December 24/1997

 

hometown : Panipat, Haryana

 

Height : 178 cm 6 ft.

 

coach : we hone

 

Ranking: 4

 

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Arjuna Award for Athletics, Gold Medal in 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Asian Games. Holds the Indian national record of 88.07m. 2016 World U20 champion champ (set a world under-86.48 record of 20m). First Indian athlete to win a world title in track and field in U-20.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

net worth : $1 million – $5 million

mother-father : Father Satish Kumar. Mother: Saroj Devi

 

parent organization

DAV College

Neeraj Chopra Career

Neeraj’s father, Satish Kumar, is a farmer in a small village in Khandara, Panipat, Haryana. His mother, Saroj Devi, is a homemaker and has two sisters. Neeraj developed an interest in the javelin at the age of 11 after keeping an eye on Jaiveer (Jai Choudhary) practicing at the Panipat Stadium. Jaiveer is a javelin athlete who represented Haryana.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

Neeraj Chopra Career

Neeraj’s father, Satish Kumar, is a farmer in a small village in Khandara, Panipat, Haryana. His mother, Saroj Devi, is a homemaker and has two sisters. Neeraj developed an interest in the javelin at the age of 11 after keeping an eye on Jaiveer (Jai Choudhary) practicing at the Panipat Stadium. Jaiveer is a javelin athlete who represented Haryana.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

Fresh cream and dollops of churma, a fat-friendly mixture of roti, ghee, and sugar, fed by a doting grandmother, mean Neeraj stepped chubby and flabby in his teens. When he was only 80 years old, weighing 11 kgs, Neeraj was introduced to the weapon during his visit to Panipat stadium to lose weight.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

He quickly liked the game, and the rest, as they say, is history. Credits: His uncle. He decided to send Neeraj to the Games. When he grew up watching athletes play javelin throw, Neeraj agreed to take the sport to the next level. In 2014, Neeraj bought his first spear for Rs 7000. Later at the international level, he purchased a spear worth Rs 1 lakh at the national camp.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

Neeraj Chopra: The Star in the Making

A country with such a mediocre history in athletics woke up suddenly one morning in 2016 when news of a 19-year-old Indian javelin thrower setting a world record hit social media and television. He threw the Javelin 20 meters to win the World Under-86.48 Championship in Poland. It was a junior world record throw.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

The man in this form took no time to become Asia’s best as he won the 2017 Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 85.23 meters. He also participated in the prestigious IAAF Diamond League events for the first time in 2017, where he finished seventh.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

But there comes a bad phase in every athlete’s life. 2017 was one where he had a very disappointing outing. For a brief period in 2017, he struggled to improve his personal best and be among the top ten javelin throwers in the world.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

After training under the great Uwe Hawn, Neeraj came back strong. He won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2018 with a throw of 86.47m. He then threw his best of 87.43 meters in the Doha leg of the 2018 Diamond League. He won the Asian Games with a throw of 88.06m, which was one of the best throws of the season.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

 Neeraj Chopra Coach

Neeraj Chopra receives coaching under German legend Uwe Hohn. He is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is the only athlete to throw a spear of 100 meters or more, with a world record of 104.80 meters.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

A new javelin design was implemented in 1986, and the record had to be reintroduced, thus making Hohn’s mark an ‘eternal world record.’ One might expect the young genius to be better than the master himself.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

Subedar Neeraj Chopra

India’s only world record-holder athlete joined the Indian Army, where he joined as a Junior Commissioned Officer. The young genius once said,Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

At 77, Neeraj weighed 13 kg; his uncle was strict and asked him to join the sport.

He is the second Indian athlete after Vikas Gowda to participate in the Diamond League event.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

His passion for javelin throw was fueled by endless hours of watching every YouTube video of Jan Zelenzi, a retired track and field athlete from the Czech Republic.

With hectic practice schedules across India and abroad, Neeraj could only attend regular school till class IX and is now studying through the open school system.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

Neeraj Chopra Award

16 Gold Medal in National Junior Championship (Under 2012 Years) at Lucknow in 2012.

Silver Medal in National Youth Championship in 2013.

Third world junior javelin thrower record at the 2016 IAAF World U3 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Silver medal in 2016 Asian Junior Championships.

Gold Medal in 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.

Gold Pride for the champion in Asian Games in 2018.Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

The young prodigy has already been awarded the Arjuna Award (2018).

He was also nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

Neeraj Chopra net worth

23-year-old Neeraj is currently on the team of JSW Sports. He has also been named the brand ambassador by sports drink giant Gatorade in a partnership lasting until 2021. Neeraj Chopra’s net worth is estimated to be $1 million to $5 million (approx).Neeraj Chopra Biography in English

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