Sirsi: Golden boy who gave this village a reason to rejoice visits his coach

Team Udayavani, Aug 24, 2021, 5:52 PM IST

Sirsi: Neeraj Chopra, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian track and field athlete to win gold in javelin at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday, August 24 visited Kashinath Naik, one of his formative year coaches at his residence in Sirsi.

A native of Sirsi, Subedar Kashinath Naik trained the Golden Boy at the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports in Patiala between 2015 and 2017.

Neeraj visited him at his residence today and also met his family members.

Earlier the State Government announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh to Naik.

“An achiever himself, Kashinath trained Chopra to win the gold and make the nation proud. In view of his achievement, the government announces the cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for the coach,” Sports and Youth Empowerment Minister K C Narayanagowda had said.