SunstarTV Bureau: Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic-gold winning javelin gets a top price at the E-auction of gifts and mementoes presented to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Indian culture ministry said that the iconic javelin fetched Rs 15 million in the auction and proceeds from the auction will go towards the Namami Gange initiative. In total, 1348 mementoes were put up and around 8600 bids were received.
The 23-year-old Chopra scripted history when he won India’s maiden Olympic medal in athletics – a javelin gold.
