India’s only track and field Olympic medal winner, India’s gold javelin boy Neeraj Chopra, has other books. However, the experienced sports journalist conducted a detailed analysis of the way and when Haryanvi athletes were.
Norris Pritam uses his experience as an athlete to excel with forty years of experience as a sports journalist. The authors cover top sports and multidisciplinary events around the world, so know the tests and tribulations of Indian athletes’ journey to the top. So it is not only a biography, but a comprehensive journalism industry.
The story begins with India’s golden moment at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and then goes into flashback mode, deep in the place where rubber meets the road. Interviews with several people who helped Neeraj climb the long and steep ladders that made India’s indifference to track and field and Olympic sports almost unhealthy bias towards cricket.
Information and anecdotes come from Khandra, the Panipat district chatting with Neeraj’s parents in his village Khandra, Jowl cheeks with their tendency fields. More of Bhim Chacha, he had a huge impact on Neeraj’s choice. These are useful insights, but also make us more people. Even brief trivial matters on the emotional front, this is a circular report. Of course, the interview with Neeraj is a big reward.
What you get is a non-magic, clear picture, but one was written at the 2024 Paris Olympics and it lacks some context.
Neeraj’s growth and success stories are as encouraging as anyone, especially in the absence of media coverage of India’s comprehensive track and field disciplines. So Neeraj was attracted to cricket first, simply because he didn’t even see any other sports, or even on TV. It was love at first sight when he first saw the javelin movement.
This is a book for sports enthusiasts and athletes who want to be in the middle of the stars.
The Man Who Makes History: The Story of Neeraj Chopra
Norris Pritam
Bloomsbury India
pp. 236; 399 rupees
