World Athletics, the global governing body of the discipline, issued a statement announcing Neeraj's nomination, a man, who has won everything gold across the biggest sporting/athletics competitions.
Neeraj secured his gold medal in the 19th Asian Games with a throw of 88.88 meters, dominating other athletes. His compatriot Kishore Jena,hailing from Odisha, came closest to challenging Neeraj, achieving a personal best throw of 87.54 meters in the men's javelin throw final event, nearl
Neeraj Chopra was leagues ahead of other athletes as he defended his gold medal in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games with a throw of 88.88-metre.
The only athlete who came close to competing with Neeraj was none other than his compatriot Kishore Jena.
The Indian Army organised a felicitation ceremony on Wednesday to honour personnel, who won medals for the country in the recently-concluded Asian Games in China's Hangzhou.
MK Stalin took to his official X account and praised the Indian athletes from Tamil Nadu saying that their exceptional contribution has made the state beam with pride on this international stage.
"This season, somewhere in terms of distance, I felt slightly bad, I had injuries through the season. I wanted to end the 90m question this season, sorry I was not able to," Neeraj said during a virtual interaction.
Actors Mahesh Babu on Thursday hailed India's javelin stars Neeraj Chopra for winning gold medal and Kishore Kumar Jena for bagging silver at the Asian Games.
President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Adille Sumariwalla hailed Neeraj Chopra's ability to handle pressure after he clinched a gold medal in the men's javelin event in the Asian Games on Wednesday.