Former Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra announced his wedding to Himani Mor in an intimate ceremony on Sunday.
In a post on his social media, the Olympic gold and silver medallist shared photographs from the ceremony involving family as he announced the news of his wedding, asking his fans for support and blessings.
“Grateful for every blessing that brought us to this moment together. Bound by love, happily ever after,” Neeraj said in the post.
Himani Mor is a tennis player with an education from Southeastern Louisiana University. She worked as a part-time Volunteer Assistant coach in tennis at Franklin Pierce University. A graduate assistant at Amherst College, Himani manages the college’s women’s tennis team. She oversees training, scheduling, recruitment and budgets with the outfit. She is also pursuing her Masters in Science in sports management and administation from McCormack Isenberg School of Management.
Himani hails from Larsauli in Haryana. Her alma mater is the same as Sumit Nagal’s – Little Angels School, Sonipat. Her brother Himanshu also played tennis. She also studied in Delhi’s Miranda House where she pursued a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Physical Education before moving to the US to continue her education.
File Photo | Himani Mor in 2015 | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan
File Photo | Himani Mor in 2015 | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan
Chopra’s uncle Bhim told PTI that the marriage took place in the country and the couple has left for honeymoon.
“Yes, the marriage took place in India two days back. I can’t tell the place where it took place,” Bhim told from his village at Khandra near Panipat in Haryana.
“The girl is from Sonipat and she is studying in the US. They have left the country for honeymoon and I am not aware of the places where they are going. We wanted to keep it like that,” said Bhim, who stays with the Olympic double medallist at Khandra, when asked about the surprise development.
According to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) website, Himani’s carrer best national ranking was 42 in singles and 27 in doubles in 2018. She started playing in 2018 only in AITA events.
Neeraj was earlier training in South Africa after he roped in world record holder javelin legend Jan Zelezny of Czech Republic. He won independent India’s first Olympic gold medal when he was crowned champion in the 2021 Tokyo Summer Games. He went on to win silver in the Paris Olympics in 2024. He is a World Championship gold and silver medallist and has won golds at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games as well.
(With inputs from PTI)
