MS Dhoni-Led Chennai Super Kings Announce 1 Crore Cash Reward For Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra

Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has promised a monetary reward to Neeraj Chopra for his accomplishment in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian gold medalist in this year’s global event in the Javelin Throw competition. As a result, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has revealed it would gift him INR 1 crores.

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Chopra seemed to have killed the competition when he covered a distance of 87.03 metres in his first attempt, followed by 87.58 in his second. It proved to be a golden throw, while the 23-year old produced a distance of 80 in his third try. However, Chopra fouled in his fourth and fifth opportunities.

He faced close competition from Czech Republic’s Viteszalav Veslay, who threw 86.67 meters. The 23-year old’s gold medal on Saturday meant that India has seven medals in their bag. It also implied that they achieved the most achieved during the Olympics. Indian Golfer Aditi Ashok hoped to earn a gold medal; however, she got nothing and lost the bronze medal clash too.

Before that, Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in weightlifting, PV Sindhu snared bronze in Badminton, followed by the men’s hockey team doing the same. Former and current Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Pragyan Ojha, VVS Laxman, Wasim Jaffer, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, and many more have regularly followed the Olympics and congratulated the medalists. Aside from that, BCCI has also promised to reward them with a one crore cash prize.

Chennai Super Kings to also gift Neeraj Chopra a customized jersey:

The three-time champions would go above and beyond by designing a special jersey, numbered 8758 for Chopra as a mark of respect. A CSK spokesperson hailed the youngster’s effort, claiming it would act as an inspiration to millions and instill a belief in them to compete at the highest level in any discipline. The official believes that the throw of 87.58 meters has galvanized the entire Indian population.

“We as Indians are proud of Neeraj Chopra as his effort at Tokyo 2020 will inspire millions of Indians to take up sport and instill belief in them to be able to compete and excel at the highest level in any discipline of the sport. His Gold medal winning throw of 87.58m in the Men’s Javelin has galvanized the entire nation,” a representative stated as per the official website.

Meanwhile, below is Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) official confirmation of the prize money for Neeraj Chopra:

Anbuden saluting the golden arm of India, for the Throw of the Century!

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CSK honours the stellar achievement by @Neeraj_chopra1
with Rs. 1 Crore. @msdhoni
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— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 7, 2021

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