Chennai: IPL franchisee Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited on Sunday rewarded Rs. one crore to Olympic Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra for winning gold in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics.
Chennai Super Kings also presented a special jersey with the number 8758 (highlighting his medal-winning effort of 87.58m) in honour of Neeraj, who joined Abhinav Bindra as only the second individual gold medallist in Olympics.
"The entire nation is proud of Neeraj for his stupendous achievement. By becoming the first Indian to win a medal (gold) in the track and field, he has set a benchmark and is an inspiration for the next generation. 87.58 is a number that will forever be etched in Indian sporting history and it’s an honour for us to present this special jersey to Neeraj", CSK CEO K S Viswanathan said.
"We wish he brings more glory to the nation," he said, according to a CSK release.
The 23-year-old athlete, after receiving the award and special jersey, said the past two months have been an opportunity for him to experience new things and also thanked the CSK management for the support.
"Hopefully I'll work hard and get good results,” Chopra said. (UNI)