Neeraj Chopra competed in athletics at a level that the sport still measures itself against.
The record lists Neeraj Chopra as Indian male javelin thrower.
Neeraj Chopra was born at Panipat district in 1997. His recorded nationality is India.
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He competed at 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, 2018 Asian Games and athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's javelin throw.
In sport the margin between the remembered and the forgotten is often a fraction of a second.
His record includes the Arjuna Award, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games and Padma Shri in sports.
That the career was built from India matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
Neeraj Chopra is still competing or recently retired, and the final placing in the sport's history is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Competed at 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, 2018 Asian Games and athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's javelin throw
- Discipline: athletics
