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Neeraj Chopra ties the knot with tennis player Himani Mor

New Delhi: India’s double Olympic medallist and 2023 world champion Neeraj Chopra has tied the knot with Himani Mor in a private ceremony.

The 27-year-old was in India on a short trip recently and got married “2-3 days back”, according to his uncle Bhim Chopra.

Neeraj took to X on Sunday to announce his marriage and put out pictures of the ceremony at an undisclosed venue.

“Beginning the new chapter of life with the blessings of family. Grateful for every blessing that brought us to this moment together. Bound by love, happily ever after,” Neeraj wrote.

Arshad Nadeem’s 92.97-meter (305-feet) javelin throw at the Paris Games set an Olympic record.Pakistan’s Nadeem beat India’s Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver medal.

Himani, 25, hails from Haryana like Neeraj. She is from Sonipat while Neeraj is from Khandra in Panipat.

A former tennis player and student of Delhi’s Miranda House, Himani is pursuing her Masters in Sports Management from McCormack Isenberg School of Management in Massachusetts, US.

“The wedding took place in India recently with the blessings of both the families. Himani is very supportive of Neeraj and we wish the couple well for their new innings,” Bhim said while declining to reveal the date and place of the wedding.

“We are getting congratulatory calls and messages from all over the world. It’s overwhelming, but it is also a personal moment for the family. We request the media and the fans to respect the couple’s privacy,” he said.

A two-time World Championships medallist, Neeraj has won the Asian Games gold medal twice (2018 and 2023) and has struck gold in his only Commonwealth Games appearance in 2018.

Weighed down by a groin niggle over the past few years, Neeraj is yet to take a call on whether he should opt for surgical treatment early into the new Olympic cycle.

The World Championships in Japan in September is the only high-profile athletics event scheduled this year.