Author: Subhi Saxena Date: 07/08/24
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Golden Boy of India was overweight in childhood because of this his father enrolled him in a gymnasium in Madlauda.
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When he was in Panipat Sports Authority of India, Akash Choudhary saw him throwing the Javelin 40m away without any training or practice, and that's when he decided to coach Neeraj.
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In the World U-20 championship, Neeraj's throw of 86.64m set the World Record and he became the first Indian to do so.
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After watching his performance in the South Asian Games, the Indian Army appointed him as the Junior Commissioned Officer in the Rajputana Rifles with the rank of Naib Subedar.
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He did his schooling at BVN Public School and graduated from DAV, Chandigarh. He was also pursuing a BA from LPU.
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Neeraj Chopra maintains a body fat of 10-10.5% but sometimes when he wants to do cheat days, he eats Roti, Golgappa and Kheer.
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On 27th August 2024, the Defence Minister of India announced the renaming of the Army Sports Institute Stadium (ASI) of Pune Cantt. as Neeraj Chopra Stadium.
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Once Neeraj Chopra visited college wearing a new white kurta and since then his nickname has been 'Sarpanch.'
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Neeraj Chopra set a new national record in the Diamond League by throwing the Javelin 89.94m away.
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Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the Diamond League Meet with a monstrous throw of 89.08m.
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