{"id":496976,"date":"2023-12-24T18:05:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T12:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=496976"},"modified":"2023-12-24T18:05:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T12:35:50","slug":"happy-birthday-neeraj-chopra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/happy-birthday-neeraj-chopra\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Neeraj Chopra: India wishes Olympic champion on his 26th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian javelin throw ace Neeraj Chopra turned 26-year-old on Sunday, December 24, and the country came together to celebrate the Olympic champion on his birthday. Born in 1997 in Haryana\u2019s Khandra village, Neeraj Chopra, today, is not only a household name in India but a globaltrack and field superstar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The past year saw Chopra successfully defend his Asian Games crown and become the first Indian to become a world champion in any senior athletics event. With his gold medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Neeraj Chopra also completed an extremely rare and coveted set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy birthday champion  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neeraj_chopra1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Neeraj_chopra1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/javelin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#javelin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adille1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Adille1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/znxEzqI8EU\">pic.twitter.com\/znxEzqI8EU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afiindia\/status\/1738821178775777613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Already a gold medalist at the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Asian Championships, Junior World Championships and a Diamond League trophy winner, the Indian javelin throw star has already won every major honour to be won in his sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u091f\u094b\u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0913\u0932\u0902\u092a\u093f\u0915 2021 \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0948\u0935\u0932\u0940\u0928 \u0925\u094d\u0930\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u092a\u0926\u0915 \u091c\u0940\u0924\u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0917\u094c\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947, \u092a\u0926\u094d\u092e\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940, \u091b\u094b\u091f\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0928\u0940\u0930\u091c \u091a\u094b\u092a\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0915\u094b \u091c\u0928\u094d\u092e\u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u092c\u0927\u093e\u0908 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0936\u0941\u092d\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e\u090f\u0902\u0964<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeerajChopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeerajChopra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rhe0QcKBQz\">pic.twitter.com\/rhe0QcKBQz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yogeshwar Dutt (\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930) (@DuttYogi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuttYogi\/status\/1738793999266116042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Indian sportmen wished Neeraj Chopra on his 26<sup>th<\/sup> birthday on social media. Among the first was former wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, Chopra\u2019s fellow Olympic medallist. He addressed Chopra as his younger brother and lauded the Tokyo Olympic champion for making his country proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reigning Olympic Champion and a man of golden heart,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neeraj_chopra1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Neeraj_chopra1<\/a>! You are one of a kind, my friend. The way you make our nation proud is simply commendable. Sending warm regards on your birthday \ud83c\udf82\ud83c\udf88 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeerajChopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeerajChopra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7FzLISqjkC\">pic.twitter.com\/7FzLISqjkC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Devindar Walmiki (@DWalmiki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWalmiki\/status\/1738807324058509646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hockey player Devinder Walmiki, who represented India at Rio 2016 wrote Reigning Olympic champion and a man of golden heart, Neeraj Chopra! You are one of a kind, my friend. The way you make our nation proud is simply commendable. Sending warm regards on your birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wishing the golden boy of india a very happy birthday ! May you rise and shine always <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neeraj_chopra1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Neeraj_chopra1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/neerajchopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#neerajchopra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/goldenboy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#goldenboy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VjX3vWEOWZ\">pic.twitter.com\/VjX3vWEOWZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Surbhi Misra (@surbhi_misra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/surbhi_misra\/status\/1738791335472353586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Squash player Surbhi Misra, who represented India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, and badminton player Trupti\u00a0 Murgunde also wished Chopra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A very Happy Birthday to the most inspiring Athlete <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neeraj_chopra1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Neeraj_chopra1<\/a> ever \ud83c\udf82 <br>Have a fantastic year ahead \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeerajChopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeerajChopra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Neeraj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Neeraj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Athletics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Athletics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Javelin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Javelin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/medalist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#medalist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w95ksJwGHc\">pic.twitter.com\/w95ksJwGHc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Trupti Murgunde (@TMurgunde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMurgunde\/status\/1738842240167129343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans and eminent dignitaries, including Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, also sent in their best wishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wishing one of Bharat&#39;s most talented and down to earth sportstars, Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra a very happy birthday. <br><br>Your dedication and discipline is a source of inspiration for our youth.<br><br>Wishing you several more Golden hauls in the coming year \ud83e\udd47 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neeraj_chopra1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Neeraj_chopra1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T4q0lfwicY\">pic.twitter.com\/T4q0lfwicY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/himantabiswa\/status\/1738767954530185244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Large number of fans and social media users wished the Olympic champion on his 26<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. One social media user Muffadal Vohra posted a picture of Neeraj Chopra cutting his birthday cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Neeraj Chopra celebrating his birthday by cutting the cake and watching India women&#39;s Test match. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U58UprGTM3\">pic.twitter.com\/U58UprGTM3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mufaddal_vohra\/status\/1738847495231611232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> One fan NcStan wished a very happy birthday to the golden boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy birthday golden boy <br>Lots of love \u2764\ufe0f&#8230;..your forever fan<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeerajChopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeerajChopra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RojFpgzFen\">pic.twitter.com\/RojFpgzFen<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NcStan (@NeerajChopraFc_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeerajChopraFc_\/status\/1738873769849217322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Already a gold medalist at the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Asian Championships, Junior World Championships and a Diamond League trophy winner, the Indian javelin throw star has already won every major honour to be won in his sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":496982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Happy Birthday Neeraj Chopra: India wishes Olympic champion on his 26th birthday","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6,110599],"tags":[104715,104508],"yst_prominent_words":[],"ppma_author":[140543],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/12\/24180210\/Neeraj-chopra-1.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":140543,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"apnnewsdesk","display_name":"APN Live","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/478eacb893eda88aa6ed8d99b005bf58?s=96&r=g"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496976"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496976"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=496976"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=496976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- html is corrupted -->