Neeraj Chopra
Javelin Thrower
Javelin thrower who has earned acclaim for his prolific international career, including as a gold medal winner at the 2017 Asian Championships. He later won the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, where he set a new Indian national record for javelin throw.
He graduated with his bachelor's degree from DAV College, Chandigarh.
He has served as a junior commissioned officer in the Indian Army. He earned a gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games.
His parents' names are Saroj and Satish.
He and Koji Murofushi have both won field events at the Asian Games.