Switzerland Tourism has honoured World Champion Neeraj Chopra for his recent performance in World Athletics Championships in Hungary where he bagged the gold medal. Chopra was named Switzerland’s ‘Friendship Ambassador’ last September.

Switzerland Tourism honoured Neeraj Chopra, India’s javelin sports star for his gold medal-winning performance at the recent World Athletics Championship 2023 at Budapest in Hungary.

According to a press statement, to felicitate Chopra and to honour his achievements, Switzerland Tourism along with Zurich Tourism, hosted the World Champion at Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten with friends, family, and teams from Switzerland Tourism and Zurich Tourism in attendance.

“We are honoured and delighted to celebrate India’s sports legend Neeraj Chopra. Neeraj is paving the way and inspiring an entire generation. For us at Switzerland Tourism, we are extremely happy with our association with Neeraj as our ‘Friendship Ambassador’ in India. We heartily congratulate him on his world championship and wish him the best for his future endeavours,” said Pascal Prinz, Head of global partnerships at Switzerland Tourism.

“We are so proud to have Neeraj who has made India proud and is such an icon amongst Indians, as our ambassador. We look forward to showing young Indians the outdoorsy and adventurous side of Switzerland through Neeraj’s experiences,” said Ritu Sharma, Deputy Director and Marketing Head- India at Switzerland Tourism.

The statement adds that Chopra has been enjoying adventurous, sporty and scenic outdoors of Switzerland and sharing it with fans and followers. He has shared his Swiss experiences of popular adventure sports like skydiving, canyon jumping and jetboating in Interlaken, paragliding, and helicopter tour over the Zermatt landscape. He also explored the city of Geneva through a unique running tour and river rafting. Neeraj is now enjoying the many facets and attractions of Zurich.