A petrol pump on Netrang-Movi Road in the Bharuch district of Gujarat has given free fuel to customers called “Neeraj” in honor of the Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra.
Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra from India poses during the award ceremony for the men’s javelin throw (Courtesy: AP)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Gas station in Gujarat offers free fuel to people called “Neeraj”
- The two-day program was used by at least 28 people
- Neeraj Chopra won India’s historic gold in the men’s javelin throw
A local gas station owner in Bharuch, Gujarat offered free fuel to anyone named “Neeraj” as an honor for Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, who won India’s historic gold in athletics.
Gas station manager Ayyub Pathan announced at his gas station free fuel worth Rs 501 to those who are called ‘Neeraj’.
The offer lasted for two days and all beneficiaries had to present a valid identity card in order to take advantage of the offer.
Within two days, a total of 28 customers with the name “Neeraj” received free petrol. The manager provided a total of 150 liters of gasoline worth 15,000 rupees free of charge.
A gas pump in Gujarat offers the customer “Neeraj” free fuel (Courtesy: India Today)
“To pay tribute to Neeraj Chopra we started a program for Neeraj. It is a very proud moment for us when he won the medal,” said Pathan.
Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra received a rousing welcome upon arriving in India on Monday after winning the men’s javelin throw in Tokyo and the country’s first ever gold in athletics.
Hundreds of people gathered at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi to greet Chopra, who gave the V for Victory sign as he looked over the crowd.
Chopra and other members of the Indian Olympic team were given garlands of flowers when they left the airport. People held Indian flags and sang “Bharat mata ki jai” (Long live Mother India).
Chopra, the son of a farmer, won the javelin title with a personal best of 87.58 meters. Its gold was India’s seventh medal in Tokyo, the best Olympic performance ever, beating the six it won in London in 2012.
In addition to Chopra’s gold, India won two silver and four bronze medals at the Tokyo Olympics. The silver medals came from weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya. The bronze medals were won by the shuttle PV Sindhu, the men’s hockey team, the boxer Lovlina Borgohain and the wrestler Bajrang Punia.
Chopra is the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics after shooting gold medalist Abhinav Bindra in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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