Four-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings on Sunday honoured Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra by presenting him Rs 1 crore in recognition of his historic feat at the Tokyo Games. (More Cricket News)
Neeraj Chopra joined shooter Abhinav Bindra as only the second Indian individual gold medallist at the Olympics.
Four-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings on Sunday honoured Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra by presenting him Rs 1 crore in recognition of his historic feat at the Tokyo Games. (More Cricket News)
A cheque of Rs 1 crore on behalf of Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited was presented to the Olympic champion javelin thrower in New Delhi.
CSK also presented a special jersey with the number 8758 (highlighting his gold medal-winning effort of 87.58m) as a mark of respect to Neeraj Chopra, who joined Abhinav Bindra as only the second Indian individual gold medallist in the Olympics, a press release said.
바카라The entire nation is proud of Neeraj for his stupendous achievement. By becoming the first Indian to win a medal (gold) in track and field, he has set a benchmark,바카라 CSK CEO K S Viswanathan said.
바카라He is an inspiration for the next generation. 87.58 is a number that will forever be etched in Indian sporting history and it바카라s an honour for us to present this special jersey to Neeraj. We wish he brings more glory to the nation.바카라
After receiving the award and special jersey, the 23-year old Chopra said that the past two months have been an opportunity for him to experience new things and also thanked the CSK management for the support.
바카라Thank you so much for your support and for the prize. It feels good. I never thought that I'll get so much love after winning gold. It was completely unexpected and it feels good. Hopefully, I'll work hard and get good results,바카라 he said.
With a throw of 87.58m On August 7 in Tokyo, Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympic Games.