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Abhinav Bindra presents a puppy to Neeraj Chopra named 'Tokyo'
Neeraj Chopra, a gold medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics, met Abhinav Bindra and his family in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The Beijing Olympics champion shooter sent the javelin star a puppy named "Tokyo" as a present.
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From this extremely special meet, Neeraj Chopra shared some pictures where he captioned them writing- “Started my time off by spending a wonderful afternoon with @abhinav_bindra sir and his family. Was able to introduce my medal to its elder sibling from Beijing and also enjoyed the warm hospitality of the Bindra family.
Thank you sir for hosting us and for introducing me to 'Tokyo', the newest member of the Chopra family!”
When Neeraj won the javelin final in Tokyo 2020 on August 7, he joined Bindra as India's second solo Olympic gold champion.
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Neeraj had previously won gold medals at the Asian and Commonwealth Games in 2018 and held the national record with an 88.07m throw. He also won the Junior World Championship gold medal and set the U-20 World Record with a throw of 86.48 metres.
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Netizens loved the post and also gave good wishes to the two heroes. Many people also appreciated Abinav Bindra for a thoughtful gift and now an expensive one.
“Inspiring not only for sportspersons but everyone like me who want to do something good in life. Thanks to the duo”
“What a nice gesture by your side by giving such a cute puppy (tokyo) to Neeraj otherwise many people try to give only expensive things to show off”
“Our two PURE DIAMONDS OF INDIA, meeting together. May ALMIGHTY always bless both of you on all fronts..OM SHANTI”
