Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with India’s Javelin Throw Olympic Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, and his spouse, Himani Mor at the moment, December 23, 2025.
This meet occurred at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, the Prime Minister’s official residence. Photographs from the meet have been uploaded on PM Modi’s@narendramodiThis is what he said within the caption:
,Met Neeraj Chopra and his spouse, Himani Mor at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier at the moment. We had an incredible interplay on numerous points together with sports activities in fact!,
PM Modi’s Meet With Neeraj Chopra In New Delhi
Met Neeraj Chopra and his spouse, Himani Mor at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier at the moment. We had an incredible interplay on numerous points together with sports activities in fact!@Neeraj_chopra1 pic.twitter.com/YYQjV324aV
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 23, 2025
Neeraj Chopra received India’s first ever observe and subject gold medal on the Olympics within the Males’s Javelin Throw occasion in Tokyo in 2021 (in the course of the delayed Olympics 2020).
This was additionally India’s first-ever Olympics gold medal since 2008, which again then was received by the Abhinav Bindra in Beijing within the Males’s 10m air rifle capturing class.
Through the 2024 Paris Olympics, Neeraj Chopra received the silver medal in Males’s Javelin Throw, and earlier this 12 months, he was conferred with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
He had joined the Indian Military as a Naib Subedar on August 26, 2016, earlier than being promoted to Subedar in 2021 and Subedar Main in 2022.
Neeraj Chopra: Main Javelin Throw Accolades
As already talked about, Neeraj Chopra was India’s first Olympic gold medalist within the observe and subject class.
Then in 2023, he grew to become the primary Indian to win the World Athletics Championships gold medal.
He has received the gold medal twice on the Asian Video games, and had received the Asian Athletics Championships gold in 2017, and was topped Commonwealth Video games champion in 2018.
To not neglect that at simply 18 years previous, Neeraj additionally grew to become the primary Indian observe and subject athlete to set a world file.