Neeraj Chopra joined the Indian Army as a junior commissioned officer in the rank of Naib Subedar in August 2016. He was awarded the Arjuna Award two years later and then received the Khel Ratna award for his performances in the field of sports in 2021. Neeraj Chopra, who was in 2024 promoted to the rank of Subedar Major, has been conferred the honorary rank in the Territorial Army just days before he starts his season at the Doha Diamond League. The Indian Army has conferred the honourary rank of Lieutenant Colonel on 2020 Tokyo Olympic Gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. This was notified in “The Gazette of India”, an official document of the Government of India. Neeraj Chopra and the Indian Army Neeraj Chopra was commissioned as a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Rajputana Rifles Regiment of the Indian Army in 2017, with the rank of 'Naib Subedar'. He was later promoted to Subedar in 2021. After his exploits in the ... Neeraj Chopra, India’s iconic javelin thrower and two-time Olympic medallist, has added another feather to his cap — he has been conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army.
