List of Cash Prizes Won by Neeraj Chopra after his win in Tokyo Olympics 2021

 

It’s raining rewards for Neeraj Chopra after he secured India’s second individual gold in Olympic history with a sensational performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The entire 1.3 billion people of India skipped their heartbeat when Neeraj Chopra's historic javelin throw was travelling in the air to eventually see the country end its 121-year quest for an Olympic gold in athletics. Chopra's throw landed at 87.58 meters, the best amongst all at the event.

 

Here is the list of Neeraj Chopra rewards –

- The 23-year-old athlete from Haryana has been honored by several state governments and private organizations for his remarkable achievement.

- Neeraj hails from Haryana, the state government has announced a cash reward of INR 6 crore for the athlete along with a class I category state government job.

- Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced a cash reward of INR 2 crore for Chopra.

- Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh revealed on Twitter that his cabinet has decided to extend a reward of INR 1 crore to Neeraj.

- Amidst all this, India's richest sport’s governing body; Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also announced a cash reward of INR 1 crore for the Olympic gold medalist. It also announced cash rewards for silver and bronze medalists from the country. BCCI secretary Jay Shah made the announcement on social media.

- One of the most successful teams of Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings, announced a reward of INR 1 crore for Neeraj Chopra.

- Meanwhile, Indian airline IndiGo offered unlimited free travel to the javelin thrower for a period of one year.

-  Additionally, Neeraj will get a SUV XUV700 from businessman Anand Mahindra as a gift.