Neeraj Chopra: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is currently in headlines due to his game. At the same time, the incident of theft of a spear from his statue installed in his honor in Meerut city has come to the fore. There is a statue of Neeraj Chopra at Hapur Adda Chowk in Meerut, which is also known as Sports Square. During the beautification of this intersection, a statue of Neeraj Chopra carrying a spear was installed. Now after the theft incident came to light, the Meerut police has started investigating the matter.
Neeraj Chopra’s form has been seen so far this year. In the Diamond League, Neeraj has confirmed his place in the finals. At the same time, in the recent World Championship, Neeraj won the gold medal by throwing the javelin at a distance of 88.17 meters. With this, Neeraj is the third javelin thrower in the world to become gold medalist and world champion in the Olympics.
After winning the gold medal in the World Championship, Neeraj took part in the Zurich Diamond League, where he could not perform at his best, but managed to finish second with a throw of 85.71 metres. With this, Neeraj was able to qualify for the Diamond League finals to be held in Eugene, USA on 17th September.
Neeraj got more than 50 lakh prize money for winning the world championship
On winning the gold medal in the World Athletics Championship 2023, Neeraj Chopra received 70 thousand US dollars as prize money, which is about 58 lakh rupees according to Indian rupees. Switzerland Tourism has also honored 25-year-old Neeraj for his brilliant performance and wished him all the best for the future.
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