New Delhi: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been receiving immense love from across India ever since he created history by winning the country’s first athletics gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Neeraj Chopra, a man of many talents, only the second gold medalist in the individual event at the Olympics for India, is now preparing to make a name for himself in the advertising world as well.
With India’s latest sports magnet participating in back-to-back events and giving back-to-back interviews and emerging as a hero after every appearance, the ad world has also found a new star in Neeraj Chopra.
Until recently, only film stars and top cricketers were engaged in product marketing in India, but after the entry of star athletes like Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and others, things have changed.
Credit card payment app CRED which introduced the world to the never-before-seen avatar of Rahul Dravid who stunned everyone as “Indiranagar Ka Gunda”, has now come up with a new advertisement featuring the nation’s new heartthrob, Neeraj Chopra is included. Not one but many avatars.
The ad depicts how people from different walks of life want to capitalize on Neeraj Chopra’s success. The star javelin thrower himself played different characters in the ad.
In its previous commercials, Cred introduced former cricket stars Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad and Maninder Singh and Saba Karim as ‘Venkaboys’, which also won hearts.
As far as Neeraj’s athletic career is concerned, after the Tokyo Olympics, he will not participate in any other tournament this year and will start preparing for next year’s World Athletics Championships and Asian Games.
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