MUMBAI: Neeraj Chopra has got an adorable gift from Abhinav Bindra.
The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist on Wednesday met the country's first-ever individual gold medallist from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Abhinav Bindra, and his family. The javelin star from Haryana got a puppy named 'Tokyo' as a gift from Bindra.
Taking to Twitter, Neeraj Chopra wrote, Took my Olympic medal to meet its elder sibling from Beijing (Bindra) today. Thank you@Abhinav Bindra sir for your family's warm hospitality and for 'Tokyo' (the puppy) who I will cherish forever, he added.
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Abhinav Bindra said it was a pleasure to meet and interact with India's golden man. "I hope that 'Tokyo' will be a supportive friend and motivate you to get a sibling named Paris (wishing him luck for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games) for him in 2024," he tweeted.
"The two of us agree that the process is the Goal. The process is the Gold. And the Process is most rewarding. Happy to have spent the afternoon with this young Gold Medallist," Abhinav Bindra said in another tweet.
Neeraj Chopra joined Abhinav Bindra in elite company as India's second individual Olympic gold medalist when he won the javelin final at Tokyo 2020 on August 7. Earlier, Neeraj had won a gold medal in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in 2018 and was the current national record holder with 88.07m throw. He had also won the gold medal in Junior World Championship and set the U-20 World Record with a throw of 86.48m .
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