11 things from Neeraj Chopra's childhood that will inspire your child

Today the whole country is proud of Neeraj Chopra. Neeraj Chopra has created history by winning the gold medal in the World Athletics Championship 2023. Neeraj Chopra has become the first Indian to win a gold medal in this championship. Captured the gold medal with a throw of 88.17 meters in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. The Indian Army is also feeling proud of the success of Neeraj Chopra, posted as Subedar in the army. 

Let us tell you that even before this, Neeraj Chopra not only won the gold medal in the Olympics, but he also made the dream of the countrymen come true by getting a medal in athletics. Today the whole country is feeling proud of Neeraj Chopra, but do you know how tirelessly Neeraj Chopra worked to get the gold medal? 

Today, in this blog, apart from Neeraj Chopra's hard work we are also going to tell some interesting stories related to his childhood. You will be surprised to know that during his childhood people used to make fun of Neeraj Chopra as well... We are going to tell you the story of why and for what Neeraj was made fun of in this blog.

How was the childhood of Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra?

1. During his childhood, Neeraj was very fond of food and drink and this is the reason why Neeraj's weight had increased to 80 kg in no time. Seeing Neeraj's increasing weight, his family members became very worried and at that time no one had even imagined that this boy would one day be the champion of the world of athletics. Yes, Neeraj Chopra's uncle first started running him regularly. At that time, the people of the village used to make fun of Neeraj's obesity.

2. After a few days, Neeraj's uncle took him along to the Shivaji Stadium in Panipat. Neeraj was not much interested in running but he saw some players in the stadium practicing javelin throw. Neeraj got attracted to the sport of javelin throw.

3. Like the common children of the village, Neeraj Chopra was also an expert in doing mischief. Neeraj liked pulling the buffalo's tail and laughing, throwing stones into the bees' hive.

4. Seeing the increasing inclination of Neeraj in the game of javelin, an experienced player named Jaiveer Chaudhary told him some special tips. After this, Neeraj reached Panchkula's Tau Devi Lal Stadium to get training to get better facilities.

5. You will be surprised to know that Neeraj got so immersed in the game that he stayed away from his home during training for almost 10 years. The passion was so much that on some special occasions or only once a year, he used to reach home to participate in a marriage ceremony.

6. As we told you that Neeraj Chopra was very fond of food in his childhood, but his sister Sangeeta says that for the sake of his game, he had given up eating sweets.

7. Taking Javelin training is not that easy and he had to face a lot of difficulties in the initial phase. Due to financial problems, he could not practice with a good quality javelin, but he was not disappointed by this. Neeraj Chopra continued to practice with a cheap quality javelin. Every day in the early morning he used to go to practice whether someone was with him or not.

8. Neeraj once got to hear a lot of reprimand for breaking the bamboo spear. Due to this reprimand, even tears came to his eyes, but he did not even regret this thing in his mind. Neeraj had to listen to a lot of scolding from his senior when the bamboo javelin worth Rs.200 broke. And now Neeraj has dozens of javelins each costing Rs 1.5 to 2 lakh with which he practices.

9. He was so fond of food that Neeraj was also an expert in betting with his friends. Once his friends made a bet that who could eat the most tikkis in one go? Neeraj ate a total of 18 tikkis and then returned to the stadium and then had mess food and then drank milk. All his friends were surprised to see such a dose of Neeraj, but after this Neeraj improved his habits, and due to the urge to perform best in the game, he distanced himself from fried foods and sweets.

10. Neeraj Chopra gives great importance to discipline in his life. If they feel that for some reason they have made some kind of mistake, then they do not hesitate to apologize.

11. In the year 2019, he had to undergo surgery on his right elbow and also faced difficulties in practice due to the restrictions imposed due to Kovid, but he remained firm on his goal.

You must tell your child about these qualities of Neeraj Chopra, along with this, it is also important to explain to your child that how we can remove our inner flaws with continuous practice. There can be shortcomings in all of us, but if there is passion in the mind and the spirit of hard work, then surely we can achieve the goal.