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Thus, the 23-year-old javelin thrower from a farming family in Haryana has emerged as the next superstar sportsman of India.</p><p class="sc-2j4b0b-0 fslJYJ">Also Read | <a href="https://opoyi.com/neeraj-chopra-dedicates-historic-olympic-gold-to-late-milkha-singh?utm_source=copy-share&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=none">Neeraj Chopra dedicates historic Olympic gold to Milkha Singh</a></p><p class="sc-2j4b0b-0 fslJYJ">On the day of his epic win, here’s a brief overview of the life India’s rising superstar. </p><ul class="sc-2j4b0b-13 lcTtHC"><li>Neeraj Chopra, 23, hails from Panipat in Haryana. His father is a farmer. Chopra is a graduate of DAV College, Chandigarh. Following his Olympic win, the Haryana state government announced that it would honour the athlete with a cash prize of Rs 6 crore. </li></ul><div style="text-align:center;margin:10px 0"><div class="sc-15jch7h-0 hLYYlN"></div><div class="adsContainer"></div></div><ul class="sc-2j4b0b-13 lcTtHC"><li>23-year-old Chopra took up javelin throwing in 2011 after he saw people practice throwing javelin in Haryana, according to Chopra’s bio on the Olympics website. </li></ul><ul class="sc-2j4b0b-13 lcTtHC"><li>Chopra is a Subedar with the 4 Rajputana Rifles in the Indian Army. After his gold medal win, Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane congratulated Subedar Neeraj Chopra for winning India’s first-ever gold medal in javelin. </li></ul><ul class="sc-2j4b0b-13 lcTtHC"><li>Neeraj Chopra is the first athlete to have won gold at the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the Olympics. </li></ul><div style="text-align:center;margin:10px 0"><div class="sc-15jch7h-0 hLYYlN"></div><div class="adsContainer"></div></div><ul class="sc-2j4b0b-13 lcTtHC"><li>He became the first Indian athlete to win a junior world title in athletics when he won a gold medal in javelin throw at the World Junior Championships in Poland in 2016. </li></ul><ul class="sc-2j4b0b-13 lcTtHC"><li>Neeraj Chopra won the first gold medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics. He is also the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics. 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