Neeraj Chopra received the Padma Shri Award on Monday.© Twitter
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra received President Ram Nath Kovind’s prestigious Padma Shri award at a ceremony on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The star athlete posted a photo on Twitter of him receiving the award and promising fans to keep working hard. “Aaj Rashtrapati Bhawan mein rashtragan sun kar rongte khade ho gaye the! Incredibly honored to receive the Padma Shri by the Honorable President Shri Ram Nath Kovind. I will continue to work hard to bring more success to my country and its people”, He wrote.
Aaj Rashtrapati Bhawan mein rashtragan sun kar rongte khade ho gaye the! Incredibly honored to receive the Padma Shri by the Honorable President Shri Ram Nath Kovind. I will continue to work hard to bring more success to my country and its people. pic.twitter.com/jm3I3HQnnv
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) March 28, 2022
The post was well received by fans, and everyone passed on their wishes to Chopra.
One fan wrote: “You are the sunshine, you are the most pure human being…so happy today, I want to see you take Bharat Ratna soon…I’m sure you will.”
You are the sunshine, you are the most pure human being..so happy today, I want to see you take Bharat Ratna soon..n I am sure you will get that. pic.twitter.com/f25gSS8a2M
— Devyani kubade (@devyani_kubade) March 28, 2022
Another user commented: “You are a miracle that never ceases to be wonderful, full of beauty and forever beautiful!”
You are a miracle that never ceases to be wonderful, full of beauty and forever beautiful!
A legitimate People’s Prince! #NeerajChopra #golden boy#PeoplesPadma pic.twitter.com/3cZFPckMIu
— (@serenity__77) March 28, 2022
Chopra became India’s first gold medal winner at the Olympics last year and won gold in his second attempt in the javelin throw at the Tokyo Games with a throw of 87.58 meters.
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