Neeraj Chopra — an extraordinary achiever assured in his own skin and identity
1 year, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra — an extraordinary achiever assured in his own skin and identity

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra is special. It was his fourth Diamond League win in as many events — excluding the 2022 year-end finals, which he won too — since his second place finish in Stockholm last year, which ironically saw his best-ever performance of 89.94m. That, of course, is yet to happen but to consider an Olympic gold as just the first step towards even bigger achievements when many would consider it the pinnacle of success says as much about his belief in himself as about his clarity of purpose. Motivating youngsters Although he trains mainly abroad, thanks to enough funding from the government — as much for the facilities as for the freedom it provides him to focus on his training without interruptions — he remains as much at home at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala whenever he is back home, roaming with other trainees and being one with them without any airs. And while every aspiring Indian athlete would hope to emulate him on field, their favourite ‘bhaiya’ has already done enough off field to inspire them to be better human beings.

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