Happy Birthday Neeraj Chopra: Javelin star thanks well wishers as greetings pour in from all quarters

Birthday wishes poured in from all quarters for India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra on Friday. The star Indian javelin thrower celebrated his birthday and turned 24 on Friday.

Neeraj Chopra was the cynosure of it all on Friday as fans and compatriots took to social media to wish the young javelin star.

The ace javelin thrower shot to fame at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year when he became India's second individual gold medallist after Abhinav Bindra. Neeraj Chopra is also the first to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics.

Neeraj Chopra is currently training at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in California, USA. He is currently preparing for the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

Birthday wishes pour in for Neeraj Chopra

Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal tweeted:

"Wish u very happy birthday champion @Neeraj_chopra1. Wish u a great year ahead."

London Olympic bronze medalist and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt fondly called Neeraj Chopra his younger brother and sent his best wishes. Wrestler Sonam Malik also took to social media to wish the young star.

"Happy birthday to Olympic gold medalist and India's darling, younger brother Neeraj Chopra."

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Wrestling ace Sonam Malik, who also participated at the Tokyo Olympics, took to Twitter and wrote:

"Many Many Happy returns of the day @Neeraj_chopra1 Sir."

Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Delhi Capitals and the Indian sports fan army, the Bharat Army, sent out their wishes.

Athlete Hima Das took to Twitter to wish Neeraj Chopra.

Neeraj Chopra thanks well-wishers

Busy training at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, Neeraj Chopra thanked his well-wishers for the birthday wishes. He said:

"Hello all, and whoever has wished me on my birthday, thank you to all. I hope you all are happy. I am currently in the USA [United States of America], running 13 hours back, so it's still 23rd here. After returning from training, I saw your messages. I was having dinner with my coaches. Thank you again. Stay safe."

Neeraj Chopra is the recipient of several awards. He received the Arjuna Award in 2018 and was bestowed with the Vishisht Seva Medal for his excellence in sports in 2020. However, the most prestigious award came after his gold medal winning feat when he was bestowed the Khel Ratna Award.