Neeraj Chopra spills the beans on meeting Roger Federer, makes Rafael Nadal reference: ‘Indian food is in his top-5’
Neeraj Chopra spoke about his famous meet with tennis legend Roger Federer in Zurich, and also used Rafael Nadal to explain his hair issues.
Currently among the most-followed athletes, Neeraj Chopra has a God-like status in India. The javelin ace has been the nation’s hero since his heroics at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Then he followed it up with a silver at the Paris Olympics 2024. He is also the first Asian to win a gold in javelin at the World Championships, and also has reigned supreme at the Diamond League once.
Neeraj Chopra poses for a photo with Roger Federer.(PTI)
Neeraj Chopra poses for a photo with Roger Federer.(PTI)
The 27-year-old has won gold in every major tournament and also has a podium finish streak in 24 consecutive competitions, going back to 2020.
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In a candid interview with Lallantop, the Haryana native opened up about the struggles of maintaining his long hair, using tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as a reference.
“I didn’t take care of my hair and now it is disappearing. They are going slowly. It is hard to take care of it. The biggest problem is that, see any athlete, in tennis they usually keep long hair, like Rafael Nadal or Federer. Whoever kept it, had difficulties, because of so much sweat and then I know girls shampoo and oil a lot, I don’t know how they get so much of time. I can’t do that. After training I dry my sweaty hair with the towel and then take bath, sleep. Now my hair is weak,” he said.
Neeraj Chopra on meeting Roger Federer
Chopra also spilled the beans on his famous meeting with Roger Federer which broke the headlines. “I met Federer in Zurich. He is the Swiss Tourism ambassador, and I have the same role, from India’s side. I got to meet him through that. Our conversation happened normally, it was about sports and off-camera too. He is very genuine and everyone knows the kind of athlete he is,” he said.
Revealing Federer’s special affection for India, he claimed, “He said Indian food is in his top-five always. He said that wherever he goes, he always tries to order Indian food.”
“He said he wants to come to India, and especially Rajasthan,” he added.
Chopra has always been a winner since his junior days in the sport. He was the first Indian to win at the World U-20 C’ships, where he also clinched a world U-20 record throw of 86.48m in 2016.
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Neeraj Chopra to star in international javelin event at home
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HT Correspondent
Jan 07, 2025 08:59 PM IST
AFI is looking to organise the event after the World Championships in Tokyo which is scheduled from September 13-21
New Delhi: India’s two-time Olympic medallist and reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra will be the star attraction in a marquee international javelin tournament at home later this year, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) said on Tuesday.
The AFI is planning an international event at home to cash in on Neeraj Chopra’s global popularity to give javelin a push (PTI)
The AFI is planning an international event at home to cash in on Neeraj Chopra’s global popularity to give javelin a push (PTI)
Chopra has emerged as a global track and field star on the back of his stupendous international success that includes back-to-back medals at the Olympics and World Championships.
After his historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Chopra won a silver (2022, Eugene) and a gold (2023, Budapest) at the World Championships before pocketing an Olympic silver in Paris last year. Besides, he has had a dominating run in Diamond League with successive podium finishes in the last three years. He won the title in Zurich in 2022 and returned with silver in 2023 Eugene and 2024 Brussels.
However, Chopra has competed only once at home in the intervening period. In May last year, he appeared in Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar which he won with a throw of 82.27m. Since the Tokyo high, Chopra has been training overseas and competing in international events. The AFI is therefore planning an international event at home to cash in on his global popularity to give the sport a push in India.
“We are looking to hold a top javelin competition in India in which the top-10 javelin throwers in the world will compete. This will be an invitation tournament to be held later this year,” outgoing AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said in Chandigarh.
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