Paris Olympics Silver medal winner to be promoted above the Subedar Major Rank in Indian Army.
In 2021 after winning Gold Neeraj was given the Cash prize of Rs 6 crores by Haryana government
The most outstanding athlete who bagged the only Gold for India in Tokyo Olympics and this year Silver medal in Javeline throw at Paris Olympics, raising the Indian tricolour high becoming the two individual Gold and silver medals Neeraj Chopra currently holding the Subedar Major Rank apart from other cash awards from the state government and the union sports ministry could be promoted to a higher rank. Neeraj Chopra to whom the prime minister personally spoke on his mobile when he won the Silver medal for the country in Javeline throw with entire nation feeling extremely jubilant and proud of him, the only Silver medal winner for the nation had joined the 4 Rajputana Rifles unit as a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) – Naib Subedar – in December 2016. He was promoted to Subedar in 2018 after winning the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold.
Currently Neeraj Chopra has Subedar Major rank and after winning the silver 🥈 medal in Paris Olympics he could probably be promoted to higher rank reveal sources.
Kindly recall that after winning the Gold medal in Tokyo Olympics in 2021 the Haryana government has awarded him the cash prize of Rs 6 crores. This year however, the Haryana government has not announced the cash prize for Neeraj Chopra. Meanwhile Neeraj Chopra has today posted a picture taking selfie with his coach in Paris posting the same on X writing : Glad to capture a moment with the men who made it possible – my coach Klaus Bartonietz and Physio Ishaan Marwaha. Meanwhile , the Pakistan’s Paris Olympics Gold medallist Arshad Nadeem gets Rs ten crores , a luxurious car and a special Olympics number place for his new car.
