Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra down with high fever, leaves welcome ceremony midway in Panipat

Chopra on August 17 reached his hometown Samalkha in Panipat, Haryana, and was accorded a warm welcome after reaching his hometown. But during the ceremony, which was also cut short due to heatwave, the javelin thrower got down from the stage due to high fever.

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, who created history and made headlines by finishing first in the men's javelin throw final, had to leave a welcome ceremony in Panipat midway due to high fever on Tuesday (August 17). Notably, Chopra has fever since past few days and he didn't even attend the felicitation function organised by the Haryana government on Friday (August 13). However, the 23-year-old had tested negative for Covid-19 a few days back. "Neeraj is down with a high fever, has a sore throat, and the fever refuses to subside. But fortunately, he has tested negative for COVID-19. He is currently resting," a source had told ANI on Saturday.