Rajnath Singh Likely To Name Stadium After Neeraj Chopra During Pune Visit: Report
Rajnath Singh, during his visit to the Army Sports Institute in Pune, is likely to name the stadium in the campus after Neeraj Chopra.
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A stadium in Pune is likely to be named after Neeraj Chopra
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to do the honours during a visit
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The stadium likely to be renamed is at the Army Institute of India
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Pune's Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) and Army Sports Institute (ASI) on August 23 and is likely to name a facility after Olympic javelin gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, officials said on Friday. A release from the Defence PRO said Singh, during his visit to Army Sports Institute, is likely to name the stadium in the campus as 'Neeraj Chopra Army Sports Institute, Pune Cantonment'. Chopra, a Naik Subedar in the Army who won gold in the javelin competition in the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics, had himself trained at the ASI.
As per the release, Singh will felicitate 16 Olympians from the Services during his visit to ASI, apart from addressing troops and sportsmen training at the premier facility.
At DIAT, Singh will chair the institute's general body meeting and interact with M.Tech and PhD students apart from inaugurating a new building in the campus.