The showering cash rewards for Neeraj Chopra; Know the list of cash awards for Olympic gold medallist
09 Aug 2021 15:06:35
The showering rewards for Olympic gold medallist, Neeraj Chopra has been going since his historic win at Tokyo Olympics. The ace javelin thrower secured India’s second individual gold in Olympic history with a sensational performance at the world's biggest sporting event. The 23-year-old athlete from Haryana has been honoured by several state governments and private organisations for his remarkable achievement.
Soon after the victory, the Haryana government announced a Rs 6 crore cash reward and a class I category state government job to Neeraj. The govt will also be building a Centre of Excellence for athletes in Panchkula, where he will be the head if he wants. He will be given a plot with a 50 per cent concession.
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh announced a special cash reward of Rs. 2 crore for his award-winning 87.58m javelin throw. Notably, Neeraj Chopra practiced most of the time at NIS Patiala. Earlier, he had won a gold medal in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in 2018 and was current national record holder with 88.07m throw. He had also won the gold medal in Junior World Championship and set U 20 World Record with 86.48m throw.
The BCCI on Saturday announced a cash reward of Rs one crore for Chopra. Besides, IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings also declared a reward of Rs one crore for Chopra. "As a mark of appreciation and honour on his stellar achievement, CSK is awarding Rs. 1 Crore to Neeraj Chopra," said CSK in a statement.
Meanwhile, IndiGo announced that it will offer unlimited free travel for one year to Chopra after he won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. In a statement, Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, "Neeraj we were all overjoyed to hear about your remarkable achievement. You have made the country proud, and I know all IndiGo employees would be truly honoured to welcome you onboard one of our flights."
Manipur State Cabinet has decided to extend a reward of Rs one crore to Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra for his historic win and specular performance as a javelin thrower. In a tweet, Manipur CM N Biren Singh wrote, "On this historic day where India bagged an Olympic Gold medal in an athletic event after 100 years, the Manipur State Cabinet has decided to honour the Javelin throw Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra by extending a reward of Rs 1 crore. Congratulations on this historic win, Neeraj."
On Sunday, edtech major BYJU’S announced a cash reward of Rs 2 crore for star India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra following his gold medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics. The startup also announced Rs 1 crore for each of the other six medallists, who brought laurels to the country at the Games.
It is the second Gold Medal by an Indian in the individual category of the Olympic Games after Abhinav Bindra, hailing from Punjab, won the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Besides, it is the first gold medal in athletics for India.