Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra meets Haryana CM

pOlympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday met Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and said he would continue to work hard to make the state and the country proud by his achievementsppChopra who could not attend a felicitation function organized by the state government on August 13 due to illness said only sports-related topics were discussed during his meeting with KhattarppIt is a great feeling that today I am meeting the Chief Minister I will try my level best to make Haryana and the nation proud in the upcoming sports events Chopra saidppKhattar said Chopra who won gold in javelin throw in Tokyo Olympics earlier this month has not only brought laurels for the country but also for his native village family and HaryanappHe said Chopras family has a big contribution towards this achievementppIt is because of the contribution of the family Chopra had made the nation and Haryana proud the chief minister saidppA detailed discussion was held about Chopras coach and his national and international record in javelin throw event according to an official releaseppThe CM honoured Chopra by presenting him a shawl a memento and the holy book Shrimad Bhagavad GitappKhattar also honoured Chopras uncle Bhim who accompanied him Bhim invited the CM to come to their native village Khandra to which Khattar assured that he would soon make a programme for the sameppThe CM said developing Haryana as a sports hub is the priority of the state government For this athletes like Chopra will certainly play a pivotal role to inspire the younger generation the CM saidppHe said the Centre of Excellence for Athletics being set up in Panchkula would prove to be effective for the promotion of sportsppSports Minister Sandeep Singh was also present on the occasionppChopra later called on Haryana Director General of Police DGP Prashanta Kumar Agrawal at police headquartersp