NEERAJ CHOPRA: FROM PANIPAT TO THE PODIUM

'What Neeraj Chopra has achieved [...] will be remembered forever.'/ -Prime Minister Narendra Modi / The long-cherished dream of a billion Indians was fulfilled on the night / of 7 August 2021 when Neeraj Chopra won a gold in javelin at the Tokyo / Olympics 2020. The wait, though, had been very long. In fact, since the / inception of the modern Olympic Games, this is India's first individual gold / medal in athletics. When he did it in his characteristic style and smile, the / entire country showered him with love. The media went into a frenzy and / the youth found a new inspiration. People thronged to get pictures clicked / with him and brands found a new wonder-ambassador./ Neeraj Chopra: From Panipat to the Podium begins in a small village in / Panipat and recounts his formative years that were characterized by limited / means and facilities. It takes readers through his journey to Panchkula and / then to the national camp in his quest to conquer the world. /