India's Olympic Star Neeraj Chopra Admitted to Panipat Hospital Due to High Fever

Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra was admitted to a hospital in Panipat after leaving a welcome ceremony at his village midway due to fever on August 17. Neeraj, who created history in Tokyo by winning independent India's first Olympic gold, has been on a busy schedule since his return to the country on Monday.

A source close to Chopra told PTI that the star athlete should be fine after a good rest and that he left the function as a precautionary measure. Chopra has been attending various felicitation functions in Delhi. Finally, he returned home at his native Khandra village, around 15 km from Panipat, on Tuesday to a rousing reception from the locals.

"A lot of people turned up and he reached the venue of the welcome function near his village on a cavalcade. It took time to reach the venue of the function," the source said.
"But midway into the function he was feeling exhausted and started having slight fever. So, he left the function and had taken rest at a house nearby," the source said.

"There are some rumours that he has been taken to a hospital. It is not like that. He is all right, it's not a serious issue. Basically, he is feeling exhausted due to attending many functions non-stop after arrival from Tokyo. He is taking rest at a place not very far from his house."

The day Chopra returned from Tokyo, he and other Olympic medal winners were felicitated by the sports ministry. The next day, he attended a felicitation function organised by the Athletics Federation of India.

After that, Chopra developed high fever and missed the felicitation functions organised by the Punjab and Haryana governments on Thursday and Friday. He was tested for COVID-19 but returned negative.