Neeraj Chopra: Only Indian Army supported in difficult times, created history by winning the first Olympic gold in athletics

Today it is raining money on Neeraj Chopra. Not only Haryana, but the governments of other states are also sacrificing crores of rupees. But when Neeraj needed encouragement, affection, then the Indian Army was the only one who had embraced him. When Neeraj broke the javelin thrower record in the Junior World Championships in 2016, the Indian Army directly appointed him as Naib Subedar and arranged his training at the Mission Olympic Wing and Army Sports Institute in Pune. The Mission Olympic Wing of the Army works to nurture talented Indian sportspersons. He got coaches like Kashinath Nayak in the army itself.

Kashinath Nayak has won a bronze medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. It was the army that promoted Neeraj to the rank of Subedar after winning the gold medal in the Asian Games. But the question arises that after the golden achievement of Neeraj, why is the army not promoting him or announcing any reward money for him. The reason for this is that under the system of promotion in the army, Neeraj has been promoted to Subedar. Now if they are given further promotion, then the army will have to change its rules, and for this, the consent of the Ministry of Defense will be necessary. As for the cash prize money, the army does not have any such funds. That's why the army is compelled.

It is noteworthy that during the service of the army, Neeraj has spent almost the entire time of the last five years while training abroad. During this time in India, he was short-lived. During this period, the world's most excellent and expensive trainers Klaus Bartonitz, Gary Calvert, Werner Daniel were hired to train Neeraj in throwing the javelin. Germany's Uwe Hahn, the world's most expensive coach to set an unbroken world record, was appointed as their head coach. Uwe Han has become neither a past nor a future by throwing the 106-meter javelin. Army has done the biggest job to make Neeraj mentally strong.

In national and international competitions, the mental strength of any player plays a decisive role. In wrestling matches at the Olympics, we have seen our wrestlers turn victory at the last minute into defeat. On the other hand, Neeraj was so mentally strong that he did not even see after throwing the javelin. Turned back and raised his hands in a winning posture. The army has given this confidence to Neeraj. So, the credit for this golden performance of Neeraj belongs to himself and after that to the Indian Army. The number of others comes much later.