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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|12|24}}
| education = [[チャンディーガル]] {{仮リンク|DAV大学|en|DAV College, Chandigarh}}
| height = 1.82 m<ref name="gc2018">{{cite web
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|title=Athletics | Athlete Profile: Neeraj CHOPRA – Gold Coast 2018
|website=gc2018.com
|publisher=[[2018年コモンウェルスゲームズ]]
|access-date=2018-04-14
|archive-date=11 August 2021
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|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| weight = 86 kg<ref name="gc2018"/>
| sport = [[陸上競技]]
==来歴==
ニーラジ・チョプラは[[インド]][[ハリヤーナー州]][[パーニーパット|パーニーパット県]]キャンドラで生まれた<ref>{{cite web |title=नीरज चोपड़ा ने बताई अपनी जाति !! Neeraj Chopra cast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FECbMNIprR8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131145338/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FECbMNIprR8&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=31 January 2022 |publisher=Feed 4 Mind |website=[[YouTube]] |date=23 November 2021 |access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref><ref name="lokmat"/>。2人の姉がおり、家族は農業に従事していた<ref name="lokmat">{{cite web |last=Philip |first=Benson |date=7 August 2021 |title=Tokyo Olympics: Farmer's son Neeraj Chopra from Khandra village, Haryana ends India's 100-year wait gold in athletics |url=https://english.lokmat.com/photos/other-sports/tokyo-olympics-farmers-son-neeraj-chopra-from-khandra-village-haryana-ends-indias-100-year-wait-gold/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |work=[[:en:Lokmat|Lokmat English]] |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807190643/https://english.lokmat.com/photos/other-sports/tokyo-olympics-farmers-son-neeraj-chopra-from-khandra-village-haryana-ends-indias-100-year-wait-gold/ |url-status=live}}</ref>。BVN公立学校に通学した後<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2022 |title=Neeraj Chopra Biography in Hindi | नीरज चोपड़ा का जीवन परिचय - Socialkut |url=http://socialkut.com/neeraj-chopra-biography-in-hindi |access-date=2024-03-26 |language=en-US |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926131021/http://socialkut.com/neeraj-chopra-biography-in-hindi |url-status=live}}</ref>、[[チャンディーガル]]のDAV大学を卒業し<ref>{{cite web |date=7 August 2021 |first=Murukesh |last=Krishnan |title=From 'Subedar Neeraj Chopra' to 'Olympian Neeraj Chopra' – Story of an Indian Army soldier |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/from-subedar-neeraj-chopra-to-olympian-neeraj-chopra-story-of-an-indian-army-soldier/796112 |url-status=live |access-date=2024-03-26 |work=[[:en:Times Now]] |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807142003/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/from-subedar-neeraj-chopra-to-olympian-neeraj-chopra-story-of-an-indian-army-soldier/796112}}</ref>、{{as of|2024}}[[パンジャーブ州 (インド)|パンジャーブ州]][[ジャランダル]]のLPU(Lovely Professional University)で学士号を取得中である<ref>[https://www.timesnownews.com/amp/sports/tokyo-olympics/article/lpu-to-reward-student-neeraj-chopra-with-rs-50-lakh-for-clinching-historic-gold-for-india-at-tokyo-olympics/796759 Lovely Professional University to reward it's student Neeraj Chopra with Rs 50 lakh for clinching gold for India at Tokyo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811153253/https://www.timesnownews.com/amp/sports/tokyo-olympics/article/lpu-to-reward-student-neeraj-chopra-with-rs-50-lakh-for-clinching-historic-gold-for-india-at-tokyo-olympics/796759|date=2021年8月11 August 2021日}} ''[[:en:Times_Now|Times Now]]''. Retrieved 11 August 20212024年3月28日閲覧</ref>。
[[インド陸軍]]は2016年の南アジア競技大会におけるチョプラの成績を評価し、スーバダールの階級ながらJCOに任命した<ref name="hero">{{cite news |first=Ajay |last=Sura |title=Javelin hero Neeraj Chopra to join Indian Army |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/Javelin-hero-Neeraj-Chopra-to-join-Indian-Army/articleshow/53393502.cms |date=26 July 2016 |access-date=29 August 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=6 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906074552/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/Javelin-hero-Neeraj-Chopra-to-join-Indian-Army/articleshow/53393502.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|一般的にインド陸軍は新米兵士にJCOの階級を割り当てることはないが、チョプラのやり投の成績を特別視した結果である。}}。彼はこれを受け、軍のスポーツ部門所属となった<ref>{{cite web |work=[[India Today]] |date=11 September 2021 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/army-officers-had-to-persuade-neeraj-chopra-s-family-to-let-him-join-rajputana-rifles-under-sports-quota-1851581-2021-09-10 |title=Army officers had to persuade Neeraj Chopra's family to let him join Rajputana Rifles under sports quota |access-date=2024-03-26 |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110150008/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/army-officers-had-to-persuade-neeraj-chopra-s-family-to-let-him-join-rajputana-rifles-under-sports-quota-1851581-2021-09-10 |url-status=live}}</ref>。
==経歴==
===幼少期===
幼少期に肥満体型をからかわれていたため、父親はマドラウダのトレーニング施設に彼を入学させ、後にパーニーパットの施設に移る。パーニーパットのシヴァジスタジアムでの練習中、やり投の選手に感化され自身もやり投に取り組み始める<ref>{{Cite news|和書 |last=Kumar |first=Amit |date=12 August 2021 |title=I was not thinking about Johannes Vetter, but about myself and my throw: Neeraj Chopra |language=en |work=[[The Times of India]] |publication-place=[[ニューデリー]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/india-in-tokyo/neeraj-chopra-i-was-not-thinking-about-johannes-vetter-but-about-myself-and-my-throw/articleshow/85266620.cms |access-date=13 August 20212024-03-28 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813025842/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/india-in-tokyo/neeraj-chopra-i-was-not-thinking-about-johannes-vetter-but-about-myself-and-my-throw/articleshow/85266620.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>。
チョプラはトレーニングを始めていない段階で40m級の投擲を行っており、SAI(Sports Authority of India)センターのアクシャイ・チョーダリーは彼に可能性を感じ、初の指導者となった<ref name="spearman">{{cite news|和書 |last=Amsan |first=Andrew |date=29 July 2018 |title=Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra, spearman from Khandra |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/asian-games-neeraj-chopra-spearman-from-khandra-5281087/ |work=[[:en:The Indian Express]] |access-date=7 August 20212024-03-28 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807121938/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/asian-games-neeraj-chopra-spearman-from-khandra-5281087/ |url-status=live}}</ref>。チョプラはチョーダリーからスポーツのいろはを学び、ジャランダルでのやり投の指導でアスリートとしての経験を積んだ、と述べている<ref name="sensation">{{cite news|和書 |last=Selvaraj |first=Jonathan |date=28 February 2016 |title=India's latest athletics sensation Neeraj Chopra is brimming with natural talent |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-javelin-south-asian-games-garry-calvert/ |work=[[:en:The Indian Express]] |___location= |access-date=15 August 20212024-03-28 |archive-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815191014/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-javelin-south-asian-games-garry-calvert/ |url-status=live}}</ref>。程なくして地区大会で銅メダルを獲得すると、家族を説得しパーニーパットで技術を磨いていく<ref name="sensation"/>。
[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Shri Neeraj Chopra for Athletics, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.JPG|thumb|インド大統領の[[ラーム・ナート・コーヴィンド]](右)からアルジュナ賞を受け取るチョプラ(左)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sports/others/national-sports-awards-2018-list-of-awardees/amp_articleshow/65940079.cms |title=National Sports Awards 2018: List of awardees |work=The Times of India |date=25 September 2018 |access-date=2024-03-26 |archive-date=26 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926024443/https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sports/others/national-sports-awards-2018-list-of-awardees/amp_articleshow/65940079.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>(2018年9月25日)]]
約1年間のチョーダリーの指導の後、13歳になったチョプラは{{仮リンク|パンチュクラ|en|Panchkula}}のタウデヴィラルスタジアムでのトレーニングに入る。タウデヴィラルスタジアムは[[ハリヤーナー州]]において人工トラックを有する数少ない施設である。そこでは、ナジム・アーマッドの指導の下、やり投の助走のトレーニングが行われた。パンチュクラにはやり投を専門とした指導者が不在だったため、チョプラと練習相手のパーミンダ・シンは男子やり投げの世界記録保持者であるチェコの[[ヤン・ゼレズニー]]選手の動画をダウンロードし、それを元に練習に取り組んでいたという<ref name="sensation" />。当時の記録は55mに達しており、すぐに記録を延ばして、2012年10月27日に[[ラクナウ]]で開催されたインドジュニア選手権大会では68m40の国内新記録で金メダルに輝いた<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/28th-Nat-Jr.pdf |title=28th NATIONAL JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2012 |website=[[:en:Athletics Federation of India]] |year=2012 |access-date=11 August 20212024-03-28 |archive-date=11 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811153205/https://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/28th-Nat-Jr.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="notebook">{{cite news|和書 |last=Sharma |first=Nitin |date=7 August 2021 |title=Former coach recalls the chubby Neeraj Chopra with a notebook, now an Olympic gold medallist |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/former-coach-recalls-the-chubby-kid-with-a-notebook-now-an-olympic-gold-medallist-neeraj-chopra-7443442/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=7 August 20212024-03-28 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807163231/https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/former-coach-recalls-the-chubby-kid-with-a-notebook-now-an-olympic-gold-medallist-neeraj-chopra-7443442/ |url-status=live }}</ref>。
===国際大会への参加===
2013年からは国際大会に参戦し始め、ウクライナで開催された[[2013年世界ユース陸上競技選手権大会|世界ユース選手権]]はチョプラが参加した初の国際大会である<ref name="sensation"/>。2014年の南京[[ユースオリンピック]]では、自身初となる銀メダルを獲得した<ref name="from_chubby">{{Cite news|和書 |first=Stan |last=Rayan |date=7 August 2021 |title=Neeraj Chopra: From chubby kid trying to lose weight to Olympic champion |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/neeraj-chopra-from-chubby-kid-trying-to-lose-weight-to-olympic-champion/article35786631.ece |access-date=72024-03-28 August 2021|issn=0971-751X |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807151728/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/neeraj-chopra-from-chubby-kid-trying-to-lose-weight-to-olympic-champion/article35786631.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>。同年に70mを超える記録を出している<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/other-sports/changemakers-of-india-neeraj-chopra-a475/ |title=Change makers of India Neeraj Chopra |access-date=152024-03-28 September 2022|archive-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915151935/https://www.lokmattimes.com/other-sports/changemakers-of-india-neeraj-chopra-a475/ |url-status=live}}</ref>。
2015年のインド国内大会では、81m04を記録し、ジュニア部門での世界記録を更新した。これが自身初の80m台であった<ref name="notebook" />。
2015年に[[ケララ州]]で行われた大会では5位に終わり<ref name="ESPN Staff">{{Cite news|和書 |date=10 August 2021 |title=Neeraj Chopra: I am not going to be content with Olympic gold and sit on this laurel. |language=English|publisher=[[ESPN]] |url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/31996957/neeraj-chopra-not-going-content-olympic-gold-sit-laurel |access-date=142024-03-28 August 2021|archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813191544/https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/31996957/neeraj-chopra-not-going-content-olympic-gold-sit-laurel |url-status=live |newspaper=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>、2016年からはパンチュクラを離れ、[[パティヤーラー]]にある施設での特訓に入った<ref name="sensation"/><ref name="Army_job" />。チョプラによれば、パティヤーラーでの特訓は施設、食事、基礎トレーニング、どれを取ってもパンチュクラのそれとは一線を画すものだったため、キャリアの分水嶺になったという。また、周囲の選手のレベルの高さに刺激されたとも語っている<ref name="ESPN Staff"/>。この頃チョプラの指導者として、[[2010年コモンウェルスゲームズ]]の銅メダリストである{{仮リンク|カシナス・ナイク|en|Kashinath Naik}}が就いていたが、練習メニューの厳しさから1ヶ月半後には独力でのトレーニングを再開する。
===2016年 – 2018年===
2016年2月9日の南アジア大会では82m23で自己ベストを更新し金メダルを獲得するも、同年に開催される[[2016年リオデジャネイロオリンピック|リオ五輪]]の参加基準83mには届かなかった。同時期からオーストラリアのギャリー・カルバートの指導の下でトレーニングを始めている<ref name="sensation" />。2016年に[[ブィドゴシュチュ]]で開催されたU20世界陸上では86m48を出し、インド勢初となるジュニア世界記録の更新となったが{{efn|前ジュニア世界記録は[[ラトビア]]の{{仮リンク|ジギスムント・シルマイス|en|Zigismunds Sirmais}}選手による84m69}}<ref name="world_champion">{{cite news|和書 |last=Selvaraj |first=Jonathan |date=24 July 2016 |title=Neeraj Chopra creates history to become first Indian world champion in athletics |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-creates-history-becomes-first-indian-world-champion-in-athletics-2932114/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=11 August 20212024-03-28 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091246/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-creates-history-becomes-first-indian-world-champion-in-athletics-2932114/ |url-status=live }}</ref>、不幸にも1ヶ月前の[[7月11日]]にリオ五輪の参加は締め切られていた。また同年4月の[[ニューデリー]]での大会から引き摺っていた背中の怪我も競技に大きく支障を与えており、リオ五輪の参加から遠退く原因となった<ref name="world_champion" />。
[[File:Neeraj Chopra Of India(Javelin) (cropped).jpg|thumb|2017年[[ブバネーシュワル]]で開催された[[アジア陸上競技選手権大会]]]]
2016年9月、パティヤーラーを離れ、[[ベンガルール|バンガロール]]にある施設に拠点を移した。同時期にはインド陸軍からから正式にJCOに任命された<ref name="Army_job">{{cite news|和書 |title=World record holder Neeraj Chopra gets Army job, starts supporting farmer father |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/world-record-holder-neeraj-chopra-gets-army-job-starts-supporting-farmer-father/articleshow/57604623.cms |date=12 March 2017 |access-date=29 August 20182024-03-28 |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123162618/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//sports/more-sports/athletics/world-record-holder-neeraj-chopra-gets-army-job-starts-supporting-farmer-father/articleshow/57604623.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>。
2017年[[ブバネーシュワル]]で開催された[[アジア陸上競技選手権大会]]では85m23を記録し、金メダルを獲得した<ref>{{cite web|first=Nihal|last=Koshie|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/slumbering-neeraj-chopra-wakes-up-in-time-4743357/|title=Asian Athletics Championship: Slumbering Neeraj Chopra wakes up in time|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=10 July 2017|access-date=9 August 2021|archive-date=6 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206171730/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/slumbering-neeraj-chopra-wakes-up-in-time-4743357/|url-status=live}}</ref>。同年8月、世界陸上のために[[ロンドン]]へ飛ぶが、決勝には至れなかった<ref name="suffers">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Neeraj Chopra suffers groin injury in Zurich Diamond League Finals |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-suffers-groin-injury-in-zurich-diamond-league-finals-4813150/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |___location= |date=25 August 2017 |access-date=29 August 2021 |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829185140/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-suffers-groin-injury-in-zurich-diamond-league-finals-4813150/ |url-status=live }}</ref>。8月24日の[[ダイヤモンドリーグ]]決勝の3投目で[[鼠蹊部]]に深刻な怪我を負い、4投目ではファールに、5,6投目はスキップせざるを得なかった<ref name="suffers" />。結果、1投目の83m80が記録され7位に終わった<ref name="suffers" />。{{仮リンク|ヴィジャヤナガル|en|Vijayanagara}}での療養後の11月、3ヶ月間の2017年に世界陸上で同席していたワーナー・ダニエルの下でトレーニングを積むために[[オッフェンブルク]]にへ向かった<ref name="reboots" />。オッフェンブルクのトレーニングでは、投擲中時に手を高く保ったままにすることで距離を延ばすことに成功した<ref name="reboots">{{cite news |last=Koshie |first=Nihal |date=22 February 2018 |title=Neeraj Chopra reboots along the Rhine |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-reboots-along-the-rhine-5073383/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |___location= |access-date=29 August 2021 |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829193032/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-reboots-along-the-rhine-5073383/ |url-status=live }}</ref>。
[[File: The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat congratulating Nb. Sub. Neeraj Chopra, Gold Medallist (Javelin Throw) and Hav. Gaurav Solanki, Gold medallist (Boxing) for their outstanding performance in Commonwealth Games 2018.JPG|thumb| [[2018年コモンウェルスゲームズ|2018年ゴールドコーストでのコモンウェルスゲームズ]]におけるやり投金メダリストのチョプラ(右から二番目)と[[ボクシング]]金メダリストのガラウ・ソランキー(右端)の戦績を称える[[陸軍大将]]{{仮リンク|ビピン・ラワット|en|Bipin Rawat}}(左端)]]
[[2018年]][[2018年コモンウェルスゲームズ|コモンウェルスゲームズ]]では86m47のシーズン記録を打ち出し、コモンウェルスゲームズの男子やり投において初のインド勢優勝となった<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-neeraj-chopra-wins-javelin-gold-with-season-best-throw/articleshow/63758103.cms |title=CWG 2018: Neeraj Chopra wins javelin gold with season-best throw |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 April 2018 |access-date=14 April 2018 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423030341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-neeraj-chopra-wins-javelin-gold-with-season-best-throw/articleshow/63758103.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>。同年5月、[[ドーハ]][[ダイヤモンドリーグ]]において87m43の記録を出し、インド国内記録を更新した<ref>{{cite news |url=https://scroll.in/field/877972/iaaf-diamond-league-neeraj-chopra-breaks-his-own-javelin-throw-national-record-again-finishes-4th |title=IAAF Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra breaks his own javelin throw national record again, finishes fourth |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=4 May 2018 |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907185308/https://scroll.in/field/877972/iaaf-diamond-league-neeraj-chopra-breaks-his-own-javelin-throw-national-record-again-finishes-4th |url-status=live }}</ref>。
2018年8月にの[[アジア競技大会]]では、インドを代表して旗手を務めた<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1068714/india-chooses-javelin-thrower-chopra-as-flagbearer-for-2018-asian-games-opening-ceremony|title=India chooses javelin thrower Chopra as flagbearer for 2018 Asian Games Opening Ceremony|last=McKay|first=Duncan|date=12 August 2018|website=insidethegames.biz|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=18 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118094009/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1068714/india-chooses-javelin-thrower-chopra-as-flagbearer-for-2018-asian-games-opening-ceremony|url-status=live}}</ref>。8月27日のに開催された同大会で88m06を記録し、国内記録を再び更新するとともに金メダルを獲得した<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/asian-games-live-updates-day-9-indias-neeraj-chopra-clinches-gold-medal-in-javelin-throw-final-1857453.html|title=Asian Games, Live Updates, Day 9: India's Neeraj Chopra Clinches Gold Medal in Javelin Throw Final|date=27 August 2018|work=[[News18 India|News18]]|access-date=27 August 2018|archive-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807123217/https://www.news18.com/news/sports/asian-games-live-updates-day-9-indias-vikas-krishan-overcomes-pakistans-ahmed-tanveer-mens-tt-team-playing-vietnam-1857453.html|url-status=live}}</ref>。これはアジア競技大会でのインド勢初の金メダルである。チョプラは国内でAFI(Atheletics Federation of India)から推薦された唯一の人物で、同年9月にヒルラトゥナ賞とアルジュナ賞を受賞した<ref>{{cite web|title=Neeraj Chopra recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna by Athletics Federation of India|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/athletics/story/neeraj-chopra-recommended-for-khel-ratna-by-athletics-federation-of-india-1683779-2020-05-30|date=30 May 2020|access-date=16 July 2021|website=[[India Today]]|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716101841/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/athletics/story/neeraj-chopra-recommended-for-khel-ratna-by-athletics-federation-of-india-1683779-2020-05-30|url-status=live}}</ref>。これらの功績がインド陸軍に評価され、11月に{{仮リンク|スーバダール|en|Subedar}}へと異例の昇格をした<ref>{{cite news |last=Philip |first=Snehesh Alex |date=8 August 2021 |title=With Olympics 'golden throw', Subedar Neeraj Chopra could land promotion in Army |url=https://theprint.in/india/with-olympics-golden-throw-subedar-neeraj-chopra-could-land-promotion-in-army/711237/ |work=[[ThePrint]] |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808135016/https://theprint.in/india/with-olympics-golden-throw-subedar-neeraj-chopra-could-land-promotion-in-army/711237/ |url-status=live }}</ref>。
2021年に延期された[[2020年東京オリンピック|東京五輪オリンピック]]に備え、ドイツの[[ウベ・ホーン]]、[[バイオメカニクス|生体力学]]の専門家クラウス・バートニエツ、[[理学療法士]]のイスハーン・マルワハの下でトレーニングに取り組んだ<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 August 2021|title=Raining rewards for Neeraj Chopra: A list of cash awards for Olympic gold medallist|language=English|work=[[The Indian Express]]|___location=New Delhi, India|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/raining-rewards-for-neeraj-chopra-full-list-of-cash-awards-given-to-indias-olympic-gold-medallist-7443557/|access-date=13 August 2021|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813125420/https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/raining-rewards-for-neeraj-chopra-full-list-of-cash-awards-given-to-indias-olympic-gold-medallist-7443557/|url-status=live}}</ref>。2018年から2019年にかけてホーンは以前「ワイルド」と呼ばれていた投法を組み込み、チョプラの技術を向上させた<ref>{{cite web|date=9 August 2021|title=Who is Neeraj Chopra's coach?|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/india-javelin-throw-neeraj-chopra-coach-uwe-hohn|url-status=live|access-date=13 August 2021|website=olympics.com|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813111808/https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/india-javelin-throw-neeraj-chopra-coach-uwe-hohn}}</ref>。
===故障と回復===
チョプラは[[2019年世界陸上競技選手権大会|2019年世界陸上ドーハ]]を右肘の[[骨棘]]のために欠場しており、2020年東京五輪オリンピックの選考が始まったのは2019年5月3日の[[ムンバイ]]での手術中であった<ref>{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Gaurav |date=8 August 2021 |title=Mumbai hand that saved Neeraj Chopra's golden arm |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/india-in-tokyo/mumbai-hand-that-saved-chopras-golden-arm/articleshow/85143332.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 August 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810035821/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/india-in-tokyo/mumbai-hand-that-saved-chopras-golden-arm/articleshow/85143332.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>。[[パティヤーラー]]と{{仮リンク|ヴィジャヤナガル|en|Vijayanagara}}での療養後、クラウス・バートニエツのいる[[南アフリカ共和国|南アフリカ]]へ向かった<ref name="reading">{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Nitin |date=30 January 2020 |title=Reading Shiv Khera's book Jeet Aapki and meditation helped Neeraj Chopra during tough times |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/grounded-for-long-neeraj-chopra-gets-wings-tokyo-olympics-6241931/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807140948/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/grounded-for-long-neeraj-chopra-gets-wings-tokyo-olympics-6241931/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Nihal|last=Koshie|title=Neeraj Chopra no longer training with high-profile coach Hohn|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/neeraj-chopra-no-longer-training-with-high-profile-coach-uwe-hohn-6143382/|date=30 November 2019|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406080159/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/neeraj-chopra-no-longer-training-with-high-profile-coach-uwe-hohn-6143382/|url-status=live}}</ref>。約2年後チョプラは国際大会への復帰を果たし、南アフリカで行われた大会では、東京五輪オリンピックの参加基準である85mを超えた87m86を記録した<ref name="reading" />。
南アフリカの大会の後、トレーニングのためにトルコに滞在していたが、[[新型コロナウイルス感染症の世界的流行 (2019年-)|新型コロナウイルス流行]]のため2020年3月にはインドにへ帰国した<ref name="flies_Europe">{{cite news |last=Das |first=Indraneel |date=7 June 2021 |title=Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra flies to Europe, first competition at Lisbon meet |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/jun/07/javelin-thrower-neeraj-chopra-flies-to-europe-first-competition-atlisbon-meet-2312604.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181832/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/jun/07/javelin-thrower-neeraj-chopra-flies-to-europe-first-competition-atlisbon-meet-2312604.html |url-status=live }}</ref>。[[ロックダウン (政策)|ロックダウン]]のためパティヤーラーのNIS競技場での練習を余儀なくされた<ref name="heartache">{{cite news |last=Koshie |first=Nihal |date=8 August 2021 |title=Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra soars to end generations of heartache |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/neeraj-chopra-olympic-gold-ends-generations-of-heartache-7443233/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=8 August 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807165048/https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/neeraj-chopra-olympic-gold-ends-generations-of-heartache-7443233/ |url-status=live }}</ref>。AFI(Athletics Federation of India)とオリッサ州の自治体はインドのやり投選手団に[[ブバネーシュワル]]の{{仮リンク|カリンガスタジアム|en|Kalinga Stadium}}でのトレーニングキャンプを手配し、チョプラは2020年11月から2021年2月までこれに参加した<ref>{{cite news |last=Das |first=Tanmay |date=8 August 2021 |title=When Odisha opened its arms to Neeraj & Co amid COVID lockdown |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/olympics/2021/aug/08/when-odisha-opened-its-arms-to-neeraj--co-amid-covid-lockdown-2341824.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809182632/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/olympics/2021/aug/08/when-odisha-opened-its-arms-to-neeraj--co-amid-covid-lockdown-2341824.html |url-status=live }}</ref>。2021年3月5日に再び国内記録を88m07で更新し、世界ランク3位に就いた<ref>{{cite web|first = Jonathan|last = Selvaraj|url = https://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/31010150/neeraj-chopra-nordic-weapon-breaker-storms-national-records|title = Neeraj Chopra's Nordic weapon: Breaker of storms, and national records|publisher = [[ESPN]]|date = 5 March 2021|access-date = 8 March 2021|archive-date = 14 May 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210514022627/https://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/31010150/neeraj-chopra-nordic-weapon-breaker-storms-national-records|url-status = live}}</ref>。
この頃スウェーデンでトレーニングが予定されていたが、[[パンデミック]]の影響でビザが取れず断念となった。その後[[外務省 (インド)|インド外務省]]などの助けを借りてヨーロッパへ向かうことができたが、ビザを取るのに数週間を要し、チョプラは苛立ちを隠せなかったという<ref name="heartache"/><ref name="long_wait">{{cite news |last=Das |first=Indraneel |date=29 May 2021 |title=After long wait, Neeraj Chopra gets France visa, to leave soon |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/may/29/after-long-wait-neeraj-gets-france-visa-to-leave-soon-2309293.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809183859/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/may/29/after-long-wait-neeraj-gets-france-visa-to-leave-soon-2309293.html |url-status=live }}</ref>。6月5日には強制検疫のためにパリへ移動した<ref name="flies_Europe"/>。その後[[リスボン]]で行われた大会が2021年シーズン初の大会となり、83m18で金メダルを獲得した<ref>{{cite web |title=Neeraj Chopra throws 83.18m to clinch gold in Lisbon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/neeraj-chopra-throws-83-18m-to-clinch-gold-in-lisbon/articleshow/83410707.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 June 2021 |access-date=8 August 2021 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618194037/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/neeraj-chopra-throws-83-18m-to-clinch-gold-in-lisbon/articleshow/83410707.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>。6月19日まではリスボンに留まった後り、その後[[ウプサラ]]に拠点を移し、東京オリンピックまでここウプサラに滞在した<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/neeraj-chopra-skipsdiamond-league-event-in-london-train-in-sweden-until-tokyo-olympics/article35207516.ece|title=Neeraj Chopra skips Diamond League event in London, to continue training in Sweden until Tokyo Olympics|date=8 July 2021 |access-date=15 September 2022|archive-date=15 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915151626/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/neeraj-chopra-skipsdiamond-league-event-in-london-train-in-sweden-until-tokyo-olympics/article35207516.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>。
[[カールスタード]]で開催された大会では80m96で金メダルであったが、その直後の{{仮リンク|クオルタネ|en|Kuortane}}の大会では86m79の記録ながら銅メダルに落ち着いた<ref name="training_mode">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=I was in training mode in the Lisbon event: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/jun/11/i-was-in-training-mode-in-the-lisbon-event-javelin-thrower-neeraj-chopra-2314918.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=11 June 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809191339/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/jun/11/i-was-in-training-mode-in-the-lisbon-event-javelin-thrower-neeraj-chopra-2314918.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Switzerland"/>。直後の続いてルツェルンでの大会はに参加する予定だったが、立て続けの大会への出場による疲労のため欠場した<ref name="Switzerland">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra pulls out of Switzerland event to rest ahead of Olympics |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/jun/29/javelin-throwerneeraj-chopra-pulls-out-of-switzerland-event-to-rest-ahead-of-olympics-2323167.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=29 June 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809194248/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/jun/29/javelin-throwerneeraj-chopra-pulls-out-of-switzerland-event-to-rest-ahead-of-olympics-2323167.html |url-status=live }}</ref>。7月13日に開かれるゲーツヘッドでのダイヤモンドリーグに出場するためビザを確保しようとしたが、パンデミックのためできず、ウプサラでの練習を続けた<ref name="feeling">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Missed natural feeling of being in world-class event but staying positive: Neeraj Chopra |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/olympics/2021/jul/11/missed-natural-feeling-of-being-in-world-class-event-but-staying-positive-neeraj-chopra-2328636.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=11 July 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809194250/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/olympics/2021/jul/11/missed-natural-feeling-of-being-in-world-class-event-but-staying-positive-neeraj-chopra-2328636.html |url-status=live}}</ref>。
===2020年東京五輪===
===東京五輪以後===
[[File:Chopra Neeraj 2022.jpg|thumb|right|2022年[[ストックホルム]]の[[DNガラン|バウハウスガラン]]]]
2022年7月[[フィンランド]][[トゥルク]]の大会で89m30を記録し、自己ベストと国内記録を更新した<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2022 |title=Neeraj Chopra at Paavo Nurmi Games Highlights: Neeraj Chopra scripts new national record, bags silver medal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-live-score-updates-paavo-nurmi-games-live-streaming-7969829/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614175342/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-live-score-updates-paavo-nurmi-games-live-streaming-7969829/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra to face world No. 1 Johannes Vetter in Finland meet |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/paavo-nurmi-games-2022-india-javelin-throw-neeraj-chopra-johannes-vetter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414104024/https://olympics.com/en/news/paavo-nurmi-games-2022-india-javelin-throw-neeraj-chopra-johannes-vetter |archive-date=14 April 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra set to return at Paavo Nurmi meet on June 14 |date=13 April 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/neeraj-chopra-olympic-champion-set-to-return-at-paavo-nurmi-meet-on-june-14-101649872020702.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719120959/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/neeraj-chopra-olympic-champion-set-to-return-at-paavo-nurmi-meet-on-june-14-101649872020702.html |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref>。ストックホルムダイヤモンドリーグでは89m30を出し、これをさらに更新した<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/neeraj-chopra-sets-new-national-record-with-gigantic-throw-at-stockholm-diamond-league-101656610815754.html|title=Neeraj Chopra sets new national record with gigantic throw, finishes second at Stockholm Diamond League|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=30 June 2022|access-date=30 June 2022|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630181001/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/neeraj-chopra-sets-new-national-record-with-gigantic-throw-at-stockholm-diamond-league-101656610815754.html|url-status=live}}</ref>。
同年年7月[[2022年世界陸上競技選手権大会|世界陸上オレゴン]]の4投目で88m13を記録し銀メダルを獲得した。これはインドにとって2003年の[[2003年世界陸上競技選手権大会|2003年世界陸上パリ]]の女子[[走幅跳]]で{{仮リンク|アンジュ・ボビー・ジョージ|en|Anju Bobby George}}が女子[[走幅跳]]で獲っ得した銅メダル以来のメダルである<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2022-oregon-javelin-throw-final-neeraj-chopra|title=Neeraj Chopra Creates history wins India's first silver|access-date=10 September 2022|archive-date=10 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910130856/https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2022-oregon-javelin-throw-final-neeraj-chopra|url-status=live}}</ref>。[[8月26日]][[アスレティッシマ]][[ダイヤモンドリーグ]]では89m09の記録で1位に輝き<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2022 |title=Neeraj Chopra Scripts History, Becomes First Indian to Win Diamond League Title |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/neeraj-chopra-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-to-win-diamond-league-title-5830783.html |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829115904/https://www.news18.com/news/sports/neeraj-chopra-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-to-win-diamond-league-title-5830783.html |url-status=live }}</ref>、[[ヴェルトクラッセチューリッヒ]]の出場資格を得た<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2022 |title=Neeraj Chopra wins Lausanne Diamond League with 89.08m throw, qualifies for Zurich Final and 2023 World Championships |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/neeraj-chopra-wins-lausanne-diamond-league-with-89-09m-throw-qualifies-for-finals-and-2023-world-championships-101661539451382.html |access-date=27 August 2022 |website=The Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=26 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826185223/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/neeraj-chopra-wins-lausanne-diamond-league-with-89-09m-throw-qualifies-for-finals-and-2023-world-championships-101661539451382.html |url-status=live }}</ref>。9月8日には同大会で88m44を記録し、インド勢初のとなる優勝を果たし、[[2023年世界陸上競技選手権大会|世界陸上ブダペスト]]への参加資格を得た<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2022 |title=Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to be crowned Diamond League champion |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2022/09/09/neeraj-chopra-wins-diamond-league-finals-zurich.html |access-date=9 September 2022 |website=Onmanorama |language=en |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908205637/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2022/09/09/neeraj-chopra-wins-diamond-league-finals-zurich.html |url-status=live }}</ref>。
2023年5月ドーハダイヤモンドリーグでは88m67で金メダルを獲得した<ref>{{cite news|title=Neeraj Chopra wins javelin event: What is the Diamond League, how are global athletic events organised?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sports/neeraj-chopra-javelin-doha-diamond-league-8595290/|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=1 June 2023|archive-date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601180453/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sports/neeraj-chopra-javelin-doha-diamond-league-8595290/|url-status=live}}</ref>。これにより、[[ワールドアスレティックス]]による男子やり投の世界ランクで自身初となる1位の座に就いた<ref>{{cite news|date=24 May 2023|title=Neeraj Chopra number one in World Athletics men's javelin ranking|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/neeraj-chopra-number-one-in-world-athletics-mens-javelin-ranking/article66886303.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=24 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524044719/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/neeraj-chopra-number-one-in-world-athletics-mens-javelin-ranking/article66886303.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>。
同年8月の世界陸上ブダペストでは88m17で金メダルを獲得した<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=28 August 2023 |title=Neeraj Chopra wins historic World Athletics Championships gold with incredible 88.17 throw in javelin final |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/neeraj-chopra-wins-historic-world-athletics-championships-gold-with-incredible-88-17-throw-in-javelin-final-101693159737160.html |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>。10月の[[2022年アジア競技大会|アジア大会]]ではシーズンベストの88m88を記録し、同大会における二度目の金メダルを獲得しとなった<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2023 |title=Asian Games 2023 Day 11 All Sports Events Live Updates From Hangzhou |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/live-updates-of-asian-games-2023-day-11-athletics-equestrian-wrestling-badminton-archery-boxing-hockey/liveblog/104143631.cms |access-date=4 October 2023 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>。
==実績==
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