New Delhi. It is said that time never stays the same. Today, if you have many problems in front of you, then there will come a time when all your troubles will bring you a golden opportunity. A similar time also came in the life of Neeraj Chopra, known as ‘Golden Boy’. Yes, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won gold for India in Tokyo Olympics, has once again created history. The Indian player has won a silver medal in the name of his country in the World Athletics Championships in America. With this achievement, he has become the first Indian man to do so. Before Neeraj Chopra, veteran athlete Anju Bobby George had won the historic bronze medal in the year 2003. Let us inform here that Neeraj Chopra captured the silver medal in the fourth round by throwing javelin 88.13 meters away. In this match, Anderson Peters of Granada captured the gold medal in the second round by throwing a javelin 90.46 away.
Even though Neeraj Chopra is famous among people today, there was a time when his family was not in good condition and could not buy a Javelin worth Rs 1.5 lakh. There was a time in Neeraj Chopra’s life when he had stopped talking to his family members. Had distanced himself from social media. So let’s know the special things related to life from Neeraj Chopra…
Neeraj is the eldest of 10 siblings
Neeraj Chopra is the eldest of 10 cousins in a 19-member family living under one roof. Being the eldest among siblings, he also got a lot of love. Apart from his parents, there are three uncles. However, when Neeraj was not famous and wanted to take his game to the next level, he had to face many problems. He needed better equipment and a better diet to perform better in the sport. But the circumstances were such that the family could not get him a javelin worth Rs 1.5 lakh. In such a situation, in the midst of many difficulties, father Satish Chopra and uncle Bhima somehow collected seven thousand rupees and brought a javelin for practice. With this javelin, he took the first step for his game.
Neeraj came into limelight by creating a junior world record
Neeraj Chopra came into limelight by winning a historic gold medal at the Junior World Championships in 2016 by setting an under-20 world record of 86.48m. After this, Neeraj never looked back. In the year 2017, after joining the army, Neeraj had said that ‘we are farmers, no one in the family has a government job. My family has been supporting me with a lot of difficulties but now it is a good thing that I am able to support my family financially while continuing with my training.
Without a coach, watching the video strengthened myself
As there are ups and downs in everyone’s life, the same thing happened in Neeraj’s life as well. When he wanted to go ahead in the game of Javelin, he did not have any coach but Neeraj did not give up and started his practice by following the tips of experts from YouTube channel. Neeraj always used to reach the ground for his practice and tried to overcome many of his shortcomings by watching videos. It was his passion for the game that has made him famous in the world today.
spear was held to lose weight
Very few people would know that Neeraj Chopra’s interest in the javelin game was due to his obesity. Let me tell those who do not know, Neeraj was very obese in childhood and due to repeated requests of the family, he joined sports to lose weight. By the age of 13, Neeraj was quite mischievous. Neeraj’s father Satish Kumar Chopra wanted to do something to discipline him. In such a situation, Neeraj Chopra was celebrated a lot, after which he got ready to run so that his weight could be reduced, Neeraj was taken by his uncle to Shivaji Stadium in Panipat, 15 km from the village. It was here for the first time that Neeraj saw some players practicing javelin throw in the stadium. Neeraj also fell in love with this game and took his step forward in it. Everyone knows where Neeraj has reached today because of his decision. Today Neeraj has become one of the biggest players of the country in athletics.