Honoured to be awarded Khel Ratna alongside some excellent sportspersons: Neeraj Chopra

Named for the distinguished Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna after successful a historic gold within the Tokyo Olympics, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday stated he would proceed to work arduous to deliver extra laurels for the nation.
The 23-year outdated Chopra, who turned solely the second Indian to win a person Olympic gold within the Tokyo Games, is among the many 12 sportspersons named for the nation’s highest sporting award.
“Very honoured to be awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna alongside some outstanding sportspersons. Aap sabhi ke sahyog aur support ke liye tahe dil se dhanyavad (Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the support from all of you),” he stated in a tweet.
“Koshish ye hi rahegi ki aise hi apne performances se desh ke liya aur success haasil kar paun! (I will continue to work to achieve more success for the country through my performances).” With a throw of 87.58m on August 7 in Tokyo, Chopra turned the primary Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics.