How Neeraj Chopra made fan’s wish come true with all expenses paid trip for inaugural NC Classic | Sport-others News

Javelin star Neeraj Chopra made a fan’s wish come true when he offered him a full VVIP experience, including an all expense paid trip to the upcoming Neeraj Chopra Classic, set in Bengaluru on July 5. On Wednesday, the fan had posted on X, saying that if anyone could give him Rs 2000, he would go to watch the event.
“If anyone sponsor me 2000 rupees, I can go to watch this from Coimbatore,” the Ranjith, the fan posted. Much to everyone’s delight, Neeraj quote tweeted the post, saying that, “”Hi, Ranjith. You’ve got a full VVIP experience waiting for you in Bengaluru because your trip to the nc_classic is on me! And thanks to RadissonHotels, you’ll be staying about 90 metres away from me. See you soon.
The NC Classic was postponed from its original May 24 date last month due to the India-Pakan cross-border conflict last month.

Hi, Ranjith. You’ve got a full VVIP experience waiting for you in Bengaluru because your trip to the @nc_classic is on me! 😊
And thanks to @RadissonHotels, you’ll be staying about 90 metres away from me. See you soon! 😉 https://t.co/aQvkNEnLry
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) June 27, 2025
Some of the world’s top stars are set to line up for the event at the Kanteerava Stadium next month. Former World Champions Anderson Peters and Julius Yego, as well as Rio 2016 champion Thomas Rohler, were among the international stars confirmed to participate in the event. Neeraj had also reached out to the reigning Olympic champion, Pakan’s Arshad Nadeem, who later opted out of the event.

Neeraj, in a press conference last month, had said hosting this event, which was given Category A status World Athletics, was a dream come true for him. “People always ask me about what next after the Olympics, World Championships, Diamond League, etc. All my medals are special and are kept at home. It’s great that I have won those. But, this… hosting such an event, I actually feel that I have given something back to Indian athletics,” he had said. Originally, Neeraj had said Pakan’s Arshad Nadeem was invited, just as most of the top javelin throwers in the world were. But he issued a statement later saying Nadeem’s participation was out of question after the events of Pahalgam where 26 civilians were killed in the terror attack on April 22.
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