Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra down with high fever, leaves welcome ceremony midway in Panipat

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, who created historical previous and made headlines by finishing first in the males’s javelin throw final, needed to leave a welcome ceremony in Panipat midway attributable to high fever on Tuesday (August 17).

Particularly, Chopra has fever since previous few days and he did not even inspire the felicitation fair organised by the Haryana executive on Friday (August 13). Nonetheless, the 23-twelve months-aged had tested negative for Covid-19 about a days lend a hand.

“Neeraj is down with a high fever, has a sore throat, and the fever refuses to subside. However fortunately, he has tested negative for COVID-19. He is in the intervening time resting,” a source had instructed ANI on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Chopra on August 17 reached his hometown Samalkha in Panipat, Haryana, and was accorded a warm welcome after reaching his hometown. However correct thru the ceremony, which was also decrease short attributable to heatwave, the javelin thrower got down from the stage attributable to high fever.

As per a Times Now file, Neeraj’s chums and household confirmed that he was having a gape uncomfortable correct thru the ceremony as he attended a automobile rally from Delhi to Panipat which took better than six hours. The heat looks to enjoy taken a toll on Neeraj who had also been taking medicines. Neeraj was taken to an undisclosed web roar for rest.

Neeraj’s historical golden throw in the Olympics has been listed as one of many 10 magical moments of athletics (be conscious and field) in the Tokyo Olympics by World Athletics.

The 23-twelve months-aged created historical previous on Saturday as he grew to was the first from the country to take hang of a gold in be conscious and field in the Olympics. He threw the javelin to a distance of 87.58m to take hang of the yellow steel on the Tokyo Video games.

“Most fervent followers of the sport had heard of Neeraj Chopra sooner than the Olympic Video games. However after a hit the javelin in Tokyo, and in the approach turning into India’s first athletics gold medallist in Olympic historical previous, Chopra’s profile sky-rocketed,” the World Athletics web roar online read.

“Restful processing this feeling,” Neeraj not too lengthy prior to now posted. “To all of India and beyond, thanks so important for your pork up and blessings that enjoy helped me attain this stage. This moment will live with me for ever and ever.”