Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won the only gold medal for India in the Tokyo Olympics, has been suffering from fever for the last two days. His body temperature is approaching 103 degrees Fahrenheit. However, the good news is that his corona report has come negative.
Neeraj has been advised of rest by the doctors. After returning from Tokyo, he is constantly attending some of the other honor ceremonies. It is possible that he got fever due to fatigue.
President Ram Nath Kovind has invited all the athletes from India participating in the Tokyo Olympics to Rashtrapati Bhavan on the evening of August 14. If Neeraj's fever subsides, he will attend the event. On August 15, Indian athletes also have to visit the Red Fort and the Prime Minister's residence.
Neeraj has won medals in 7 major tournaments at the international level. Apart from winning gold in Tokyo Olympics, he has won the gold medals in Jakarta Asian Games, Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018, Asian Championship in 2017, South Asian Games in 2016, Junior World Championship in 2016. While in 2016 won the silver medal in the Junior Asian Championship.
After winning the gold medal in Tokyo, Neeraj has said in interviews that despite finishing fifth in the National Athletics Championships, the Athletics Federation of India included him in the national camp, which was the turning point of his career. Before joining the national camp, Chopra was practicing at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula. He said- 'We were doing good exercise, but the facilities, equipment, diet were not good there (Panchkula), but once I joined the National Camp (NIS Patiala) everything changed.'
