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Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra conferred rank of Lieutenant Colonel
Updated On: 22 October, 2025 04:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Earlier, during the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the Haryana-born athlete scripted history by clinching India`s first-ever Olympic gold medal in athletics in the men`s javelin throw event
Neeraj Chopra (Pic: File Pic)
India`s star javelin throw athlete, Neeraj Chopra, on Wednesday was conferred with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described him as "epitome of perseverance" and national pride.
Singh conferred the insignia of honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to the star javelin thrower, serving in the Territorial Army, at a pipping ceremony in New Delhi that was also graced by Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and many other senior officials of the force.
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