Raining rewards for Neeraj Chopra: A list of cash awards for Olympic gold medallist

Sunday, 8 August 2021Newsdesk

It’s raining rewards for Neeraj Chopra after he secured India’s second individual gold in Olympic history with a sensational performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 23-year-old athlete from Haryana has been honoured by several state governments and private organisations for his remarkable achievement.

New Delhi, 08 August 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, On Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a special cash reward of Rs. 2 crore for his award-winning 87.58m javelin throw in Tokyo. The Chief Minister said that it was a proud moment for India and all Punjabis, since the family of Neeraj Chopra, a serving soldier of Indian Army, traces its roots to Punjab. Notably, Neeraj Chopra practiced most of the time at NIS Patiala. Earlier, he had won a gold medal in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in 2018 and was current national record holder with 88.07m throw. He had also won the gold medal in Junior World Championship and set U 20 World Record with 86.48m throw.

Source -indianexpress.com