On Sunday, Neeraj’s huge throw of 88.17m on the World Athletics Championships in Budapest helped him safe a World Championships gold, the one lacking trophy in his embellished cupboard.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar led in applauding nation’s star javelin thrower, terming his achievement as “historic milestone for Indian sports activities”.
Apart from the Tokyo Olympics gold, he has gained the yellow steel within the Asian Video games (2018) and Commonwealth Video games (2018). He has additionally gained 4 particular person Diamond League Assembly titles (two every in 2022 and 2023) aside from Diamond League champion’s trophy final 12 months.
He additionally grew to become junior world champion in 2016 and gained the Asian Championships title in 2017.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri termed Chopra as an enormous event athlete.
VVS Laxman additionally took to ‘X’ to congratulate Chopra.
Virender Sehwag was at his wittiest finest whereas hailing the younger athlete’s achievement.
Not simply the cricketing fraternity, India’s first particular person Olympic golde medallist Abhinav Bindra and Tokyo Video games silver medallist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu additionally congratulated Chopra on his super accomplishment.
(With inputs from PTI)
