Who doesn’t want to be a champion? No one is a born champion. Champions are forged over many years of toiling with unyielding determination and dedication. Becoming a champion requires a mindset, a way of life in which you never give up or give up, and you constantly play to win. You accept failures in stride, pick yourself up by learning from your errors, and fight hard the next time to win.
Without mentioning the historic near misses of Milkha Singh, P.T. Usha, and Anju George, Indian track and field competitors are no strangers to early exits from Olympic stadiums. Even those “almost-there” anecdotes are in short supply. We became tired of asking why a country with a population of over a billion people couldn’t produce a track and field medalist.
Chubby & Restless Kid Of Haryana
Neeraj Chopra was born in the hamlet of Khandra in the Panipat district of Haryana to a Ror family. He is from a Haryanvi farming family. Chopra, however, was under tremendous pressure from his 17-member combined family to reduce weight many years before this moment of grandeur.
His weakness as a child was eating. It came with an excessive amount of calories and affection. Dollops of fresh cream and choorma, a fat-friendly mix of roti, ghee, and sugar, fed by an adoring grandma, meant Neeraj was overweight and flabby by the time he reached his teens. He was severely overweight as a child, weighing 90 kg at the age of 12. He struggled with weight as a child, so he joined a gym to help him overcome it. He had turned into a naughty adolescent, messing with the bee colonies on village trees and attempting to drag buffaloes by their tails.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in arts from Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, Punjab, after graduating from Dayanand Anglo Vedic College in Chandigarh.
One Sarcastic Joke That Made Him Even More Restless
His narrative is both adorable and inspirational. Neeraj once came home crying while still in school. He had just rushed out of his house, anxious to show off his new gleaming white kurta-pyjama to his pals. Neeraj would be the brunt of jokes among his friends if one of his playmates made a stray taunt. His life would be changed forever as a result of the occurrence, and he would be given a suitable nickname for the rest of his life. Neeraj had been deflated by the insulting remark “Dekho sarpanch ji agaye”, back in the day. To toughen him up, his father and uncle would enroll him in a local gym. They wanted the child to fight his own fights rather than crying and complaining at home. Neeraj would become addicted, build muscles, focus his newfound strength into throwing a javelin, and eventually become one of the best in the world.
2016 – Army’s Naib Subedar
Along with his academics, he also competed in the Javelin, winning numerous national medals. Neeraj won the 2016 IAAF World U-20 Championship in Poland with a javelin throw of 86.48 metres. On behalf of Naib Subedar, the Army appointed him as a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Rajputana Regiment. Players are rarely appointed as officers in the army, but Neeraj’s ability earned him the position of direct officer.
Record Book Of Indian Champion – Neeraj Chopra
After shooter Abhinav Bindra, Neeraj Chopra became the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics in the year 2021. Neeraj is the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in a track-and-field event in over 120 years, and the first athlete from independent India. With a throw of 87.58 metres on his second attempt, Neeraj won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event.
- Tokyo Olympics 2021- Gold Medal
- Asian Games 2018 – Gold Medal
- Commonwealth Games 2018 – Gold Medal
- Asian Athletics Championships 2017 – Gold Medal
- World U-20 Athletics Championship 2016 – Gold Medal
- South Asian Games 2016 – Gold Medal
- Asian Junior Championship 2016 – Silver