Neeraj Chopra Nominated for 2023 World Athlete of the Year Award

Neeraj Chopra Nominated for 2023 World Athlete of the Year Award

• World Athletics, the global governing body for athletics, has officially nominated Neeraj Chopra for the prestigious Men’s Athlete of the Year award for 2023. This honor underscores Neeraj’s remarkable achievements in the field of javelin throwing and his impressive gold medal victories at the Olympics and World Championships.
• Neeraj Chopra faces stiff competition in this race for glory, with a distinguished lineup of fellow athletes from across the globe. Notable contenders include Ryan Crouser (shot put) from the USA, Mondo Duplantis (pole vault) from Sweden, Soufiane El Bakkali (3000m steeplechase) from Morocco, Jakob Ingebrigtsen (1500m/mile/5000m) from Norway, Kelvin Kiptum (marathon) from Kenya, Pierce LePage (decathlon) from Canada, Noah Lyles (100m/200m) from the USA, Alvaro Martin (race walk) from Spain, MiltiadisTentoglou (long jump) from Greece, and Karsten Warholm (400m hurdles/400m) from Norway.

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Published date : 16 Oct 2023 03:54PM