Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Wednesday, October 22, conferred with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army. The ceremony was held in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who described Neeraj as an \"epitome\" of perseverance, and national pride.

Singh conferred the insignia of honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to the star javelin thrower, serving in the Territorial Army, at a pipping ceremony in New Delhi that was also graced by Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and many other senior officials of the force.

Chopra joined the Indian Army as a Naib Subedar on August 26, 2016 and was promoted to Subedar in 2021 and Subedar Major in 2022.

Born on December 24, 1997 in Khandra village in Haryana's Panipat, he created history by winning I

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