Neeraj Chopra  

Neeraj Chopra was operating his family business in Hong Kong since he was 18. Due to some circumstances, he returned to India in 2012. Neeraj launched a new business in India. He began importing power banks and distributing them nationwide. He worked on a new idea and started repairing and selling old mobile phones. He sold around 100 mobiles in the first month and gradually the sales increased to 20 to 25 thousand mobiles each month. Neeraj Chopra’s company is now valued at more than Rs 50 crore.

Neeraj Chopra is an Indian athlete. He competes in track and field events. At 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Neeraj became the first Indian to clinch a gold medal in javelin throw at the Commonwealth Games. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he made history by winning a gold medal with a javelin throw of 87.58 metres.

Neeraj Chopra was operating his father’s export-import business in Hong Kong before he came back to India. In order to start his new business, he started selling second hand mobile phones and power banks. He is running his business successfully and sells around 20-25 thousand mobile phones every month.

Neeraj Chopra is today a household name in India. The Javelin thrower is yet to fully come to terms with the magnitude of his achievement at the Tokyo Olympics. He spoke exclusively to Asianet News.

In the backdrop of the existing diplomatic equations between the three countries, India standing above China and Pakistan and later, the friendliness, seemed significant 

Neeraj’s best throw in the competition was 85.73m. Being at the third place till the fifth round, the Indian was edged out in the sixth and final attempt by Germany’s Olympic champion Thomas Rohler who hurled the javelin to a distance of 85.76m

Neeraj won gold in javelin throw at the Asian Games. Nadeem had to settle for bronze.

When Chopra won the gold at Carrara Stadium in Gold Coast, he became the third man to win gold for India in Commonwealth Games athletics after sprinter Milkha Singh in 1958 and discus thrower Vikas Gowda in 2014

Apart from Neeraj’s glittering golden effort, India had three silver from athletics. Sudha Singh (women’s 3000 steeplechase), Neena Varakil (women’s long jump) and Dharun Ayyasamy (men’s 400m hurdles) bagged silver

Neeraj has been exceptional in his sport. This year alone he had claimed three gold medals (Commonwealth Games, Sotteville Athletics Meet, Savo Games) before going to Jakarta. Now, a fourth yellow metal has come his way. This is the biggest achievement in his senior career

The 20-year-old Chopra grabbed the top spot with a throw of 85.17m. He beat the field of competitors, which also included 2012 London Olympics gold medallist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago