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CWG gold medalist Neeraj Chopra nominated for Khel Ratna
Updated On: 04 June, 2020 08:05 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Chopra has captured the attention of athletics fans around the world when he won the crown in the World Junior Athletics Championships in 2106. He has been India's leading athlete since
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Neeraj Chopra
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has nominated Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Chopra has captured the attention of athletics fans around the world when he won the crown in the World Junior Athletics Championships in 2106. He has been India's leading athlete since. "We are sure that Neeraj will get the nod this time around after he missed out on being picked for the award when weightlifter Mirabai Chanu edged him out in 2018 and wrestler Bajrang Punia was chosen ahead of him last year," AFI president Adille J Sumariwalla said in a statement.
"The immensely popular athlete deserves the award for his performances ahead of the 2021 Olympics and it will motivate him to do even better," he added. For the Arjuna Award, the AFI panel chaired by Anju Bobby George nominated 2018 Asian Games gold medallists, triple jumper Arpinder Singh and middle-distance specialist Manjit Singh as well as sprinter Dutee Chand, who won two Asian Games silver medals, and middle-distance runner PU Chitra who won gold medals in successive Asian Athletics Championships in 2017 and 2019 besides an Asian Games bronze.
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