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Neeraj Chopra is an Indian track and field athlete who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics and is also a World champion and Diamond League champion in the Javelin throw. He came to prominence after the Tokyo Olympics 2021 event.
Neeraj Chopra was born in Haryana and his family earnings were completely based on agricultural work. He completed his early education at BVN Public School and later went on to graduate from Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College in Chandigarh. He also pursued a BA from Lovely Professional University in 2021.
Age: 25
Date of Birth: 24 Dec 1997
Height: 6 ft 0 inch (1.82 m)
Neeraj Chopra's net worth is estimated to be 33-35 crores as per reports from sources like times now. His car collections and bike collections include luxurious ones like the Mahindra XUV 700, Mahindra Thar, Toyota Fortuner, Range Rover Sport, Ford Mustang GT, Harley-Davidson 1200 Roadster (automobile), and Bajaj Pulsar 220F (automobile).
Neeraj Chopra's salary and match fees stand at around 4 crores per year (approx). Neeraj Chopra after achieving a huge feat in the Olympics, received major cash rewards from the Haryana State government (6 Crores), Indian Railways (3 Crores), Punjab Government (2 Crores), BYJU's (2 Crores), BCCI (1 crore), CSK (1 Crore), etc.
Neeraj Chopra endorses brands like Nike, Gatorade, CRED, TATA AIA Life Insurance, Mobil India, Procter & Gamble, etc. He has been sponsored by JSW Sports (a subsidiary of JSW Group) and notably in 2021, he was roped in as brand ambassador of BYJU's company.
Records and Achievements:
* Won Gold medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
* Won Gold in the Commonwealth Games 2018
* Won Gold in the Asian Games 2018
* Won Gold in the Asian Championship 2017
* Won Gold in the 2023 World Athletics Championship (First Indian to win)
* Won Gold in the 2016 South Asian Games
* Achieved a World U20 record throw of 86.48m in 2016
* Won Gold in the Sotteville Athletics meet in France in 2018
* First track and field athlete to win World Under-20 Championship in 2016
* Won the Arjuna award in 2018
