Neeraj Chopra on Monday was once clicked with with 2016 champion Thomas Röhler and 3-time Olympic champion and considered one of his idols Jan Železný in Turkey.
The image was once posted from Röhler’s account and captioned, “FIVE OLYMPIC GOLDS in a single image.”
Chopra, who’s lately coaching at Belek, Turkey, made historical past when he gained in Tokyo remaining yr, incomes India’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics and right away changing into a wearing famous person in his house nation. Previous within the season, he had damaged his personal nationwide document with 88.07m.
He additionally turned into most effective the second one Indian to win a person Olympic gold after shooter Abhinav Bindra.
Final month, Chopra gained the Padma Shri, the rustic’s fourth best civilian award. The 24-year-old javelin thrower gained the distinguished award from President Ram Nath Kovind on the Rashtrapati Bhavan right through a rite.
Paralympic gold medallist in badminton Pramod Bhagat was once additionally conferred with the honor along Chopra. The 33-year-old Bhagat additionally turned into the primary Indian to win a gold medal in para badminton, which made its debut on the Paralympics remaining yr.
Bhagat, who had reduced in size polio when he was once 4 years previous, gained the gold within the males’s singles SL3 elegance.
