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Neeraj Chopra Turns Fan's ₹2000 Plea into VVIP Dream
The Statesman Siliguri
|June 28, 2025
Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra turned a fan's humble plea into a dream come true by offering him a "full VVIP experience" and accommodation for the Neeraj Chopra Classic on July 5 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
Ranjith, a javelin enthusiast from Coimbatore, took to social media with a modest request: "If anyone sponsor me 2000 rupees, I can go to watch this from Coimbatore," he posted on social media, hoping to somehow witness his idol compete live.
Two days later, what followed was nothing short of extraordinary. Neeraj himself responded, not with a simple gesture, but with the full star treatment.
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