Neeraj Chopra is among the many extremely rated sportspersons in India. The star javelin thrower, who rose to fame at a younger age, has turn out to be the cynosure of all eyes ever since his gold medal feat on the Tokoyo Olympics. As Chopra continues to attempt to turn out to be higher and higher with every passing day, his efforts are additionally displaying noticeable outcomes. At the age of 25, Chopra has nearly achieved what an athlete would need to win in his or her total profession.

Here is a have a look at Chopra’s achievements to date –

An Olympic gold

Neeraj is the one Indian to win a gold medal within the monitor and area occasion on the Olympics in 2021. Overall, he’s the second participant from the nation following now-retired sport shooter Abhinav Bindra to win a person gold medal on the quadrennial occasion.

The high honour in Commonwealth Games

Neeraj is the primary Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal on the Commonwealth Games. He claimed the highest honour at Gold Coast in 2018. Overall, he grew to become the fourth Indian to win an athletics title on the Games after Milkha Singh (1958), Krishna Poonia (2010) and Vikas Gowda (2014).

Asian Games gold

Neeraj is the primary Indian javelin thrower to win an Asian Games gold medal. He shattered his personal nationwide file in 2018 to realize the highest end on the rostrum.

Two Diamond League titles

The star Indian javelin thrower received the Lausanne leg in August 2022 for his maiden Diamond League title. He claimed his second title on the occasion this 12 months on the identical venue.

Apart from these, Neeraj additionally has additionally received gold medals within the Asian Championships (2017), the World U20 Championships (2016) and the South Asian Games (2016).

In the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Neeraj claimed a silver medal.

Awards received by Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra was conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award — highest sporting honour of India — in 2021. He was felicitated with the Arjuna Award in 2018. The star Indian javelin thrower obtained the Padma Shri — fourth highest civilian honour in India — in 2022.

Chopra was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (a army award of India) and Vishisht Seva Medal (a ornament of the Indian Armed Forces) within the years 2022 and 2020, respectively.