New Delhi Jan 25 PTI Subedar Neeraj Chopra who created history last year by winning Indias first athletics gold medal in Olympics was awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal and fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri on TuesdayChopra a Subedar with the 4 Rajputana Rifles in the Indian Army had produced a second-round throw of 8758m in the javelin throw finals at Tokyo Olympics in August 2021 to win the gold medalIn a Twitter post Chopra said he is humbled and honoured to know that he has been named as a recipient of the Padma Shri award and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal I thank you all for your good wishes and blessings and will continue to work hard to do my best for the nation he notedChopra thanked people for their wishes and supportI will keep working hard and I will keep trying to perform in a similar manner for our country he saidThe Indian Army on Tuesday released a list of Army personnel awarded for their gallantry and distinguished service on the occasion of Republic Day 2022Along with Chopra 18 other serving and retired personnel of the Indian Army have been awarded Param Vishisht Seva MedalLater during the day the Ministry of Home Affairs MHA released the list of persons who have won the Padma Shri award this yearChopra has been awarded Padma Shri the MHA notedChopra was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2018 and Vishisht Seva Medal VSM in 2020 for his excellence in sportsChopra was enrolled into the 4 Rajputana Rifles as a Naib Subedar on May 15 2016After joining the Army he was selected for training at the Mission Olympics Wing as well as at the Army Sports Institute PuneThe Mission Olympics Wing is an initiative by the Indian Army to identify and train promising sportspersons in 11 disciplines for various national and international competitions PTI DSP RHL
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Neera Chopra has been bestowed with Padma Shri and Param Vishisht Seva Medal. The Award will be given to him on Republic Day 2022. The javelin thrower shared a video of himself on social media and thanked everyone for the wishes and blessings. Furthermore, the gold medalist promised to continue his hard work for the […]
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New Delhi Jan 25 PTI Subedar Neeraj Chopra who created history last year by winning Indias first athletics gold medal in Olympics was awardedParam Vishisht Seva Medal on Tuesday for his distinguished serviceChopra a Subedar with the 4 Rajputana Rifles in the Indian Army had produced a second-round throw of 8758m in the javelin throw finals at Tokyo Olympics in August 2021 to win the gold medalThe Indian Army on Tuesday released a list of Army personnel awarded for their gallantry and distinguished service on the occasion of Republic Day 2022Along with Chopra 18 other serving and retired personnel of the Indian Army have been awarded Param Vishisht Seva MedalChopra was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2018 and Vishist Seva Medal VSM in 2020 for his excellence in sportsChopra was enrolled into the 4 Rajputana Rifles as a Naib Subedar on May 15 2016 After joining the Army he was selected for training at the Mission Olympics Wing as well as at the Army Sports Institute PuneThe Mission Olympics Wing is an initiative by the Indian Army to identify and train promising sportspersons in 11 disciplines for various national and international competitions PTI DSP ZMN
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