Olympic gold medalist Chopra returns to India as superstar

Indian ministers Kiren Rijiju, left and Anurag Thakur, right, applaud as Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra displays the gold medal he won in the men’s javelin at the Tokyo Games during a felicitation function at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug.9 2021. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra displays the gold medal he won in the men’s javelin at the Tokyo Games as he arrives for a rousing reception at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug.9, 2021. (AP Photo)

Olympic medallists Neeraj Chopra who won the gold in the men’s javelin, left and Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya who won the silver, at the Tokyo games, fist bump during a felicitation function at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug.9 2021. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra displays the gold medal he won in the men’s javelin at the Tokyo Games during a felicitation function at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug.9 2021. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)