Tokyo Olympics: BCCI announce Rs 1 crore cash reward for Neeraj Chopra

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday announced Rs 1 crore cash reward for India's Olympic star Neeraj Chopra. 

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday announced Rs 1 crore cash reward for India's Olympic star Neeraj Chopra. The 23-year-old track and field athlete, who secured India's first medal at the Olympics, won the gold medal in the finals of the men's javelin throw event in Tokyo 2020.  Such was his dominance that Chopra stood top amongst all the tweleve participating members in all the six rounds as he bagged the gold with a monstrous 87.5m throw in his second event.  INR 1 Cr. -  medallist @Neeraj_chopra1