Subedar Neeraj Chopra — an Olympian and a soldier
The Hindu
He joined the 4 Rajputana Rifles as a direct entry Naib Subedar in May 2016
Neeraj Chopra, who won the is a Subedar in the Army and enrolled in 4 Rajputana Rifles as a direct entry Naib Subedar on May 15, 2016. After joining the Army, he was selected for training at Mission Olympics Wing and Army Sports Institute in Pune. “Neeraj started javelin to reduce weight as he was quite healthy and quickly took a liking for the sport. The rest is now history,” an officer said. He came into prominence with his performance at World U-20 Championship, Poland in 2016 where he set a new junior world record with a throw of 86.48m. Sub. Chopra, 23, was born on December 24, 1997 in a family of farmers from a small village of Khandar in Panipat, Haryana. His father Satish Kumar is a farmer and mother Saroj Devi a homemaker. He has two sisters.More Related News