Neeraj Chopra, a former Olympic javelin winner, announced his marriage to Himani Mor in a private ceremony on Sunday. The Olympic gold and silver winner revealed the news of his wedding on social media, requesting blessings and support from his followers while sharing pictures from the family-only ceremony.
Neeraj shared a post on his Instagram, “Grateful for every blessing that brought us to this moment together. Bound by love, happily ever after.”
Himani Mor, who studied at Southeastern Louisiana University, is a tennis player. She was employed at Franklin Pierce University as a part-time volunteer assistant tennis coach. Himani oversees the women’s tennis team at Amherst College as a graduate assistant. She is in charge of the organization’s budget, hiring, scheduling, and training.
At the McCormack Isenberg School of Management, she is also working towards a master’s degree in sports administration and management. Himani is from Haryana’s Larsauli. Her alma mater, Little Angels School in Sonipat, is the same as Sumit Nagal’s. Himanshu, her brother, was a tennis player as well.
Before relocating to the US to further her education, she also attended Miranda House in Delhi, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and physical education. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) website states that Himani’s highest career national ranking in 2018 was 27 in doubles and 42 in singles. She began performing only in AITA competitions in 2018.
Neeraj previously trained in South Africa after enlisting Czech javelin legend and world record holder Jan Zelezny. He was proclaimed winner at the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021, earning independent India its first Olympic gold medal. He later won silver at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In addition to winning gold in the Asian and Commonwealth Games, he has won gold and silver medals at the World Championship.