Neeraj Chopra scripted historical past along with his Olympic gold medal. And now, the gifted sportsman has let his adventurous aspect shine as he has been appointed because the ‘Friendship Ambassador’ by Switzerland Tourism. In his new function, the gifted Indian sports activities celebrity will showcase and promote the adventurous, sporty, and gorgeous outdoor of Switzerland to Indian travellers.
Chopra, who has typically travelled to the alpine nation, spent a number of days along with his mates in Switzerland this September, the place he launched into a vacation which was tailored for his adventurous aspect. His program lined all of it – from canyon leaping, sky diving, jetboat in Interlaken in addition to snow scooters and sleds on Jungfraujoch to Monster biking, climbing, paragliding and a helicopter tour in Zermatt. Away from the grind of the sport, he explored Geneva through a working tour, capping issues off with a river rafting tour right down to the enduring Lake Geneva to see Geneva’s well-known landmark – the Jet d’eau.
With an purpose to showcase the vacation spot as a haven for outdoorsy and adventurous travellers, Chopra will share his experiences along with his followers in his new function. He says, “Switzerland is my favorite worldwide vacation vacation spot! It was nice spending time exploring the nation after the season. I additionally needed to indicate this nation to my family and friends. It was the perfect place to loosen up after a busy season for me. However what acquired me excited was the possibility to expertise the adventurous aspect of the nation with my closest mates. And naturally, it helps to know that Switzerland is the most secure place for all types of journey sports activities.”
By their affiliation with Neeraj Chopra, Switzerland Tourism hopes to faucet into the Indian journey market and promote the nation’s adventurous aspect. “India is a vital long-haul marketplace for us! And it is nice to have a friendship ambassador from India representing Switzerland. Neeraj is an Indian icon and a really outdoorsy individual, and he would be the excellent individual to showcase the sporty and out of doors aspect of Switzerland in addition to enable us to advertise lesser-known sides of the nation. We sit up for working in the direction of a profitable marketing campaign with him.” stated Misha Gambetta, Director -India, Switzerland Tourism.
The athlete additionally donated his gold-winning javelin to The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland in September this 12 months. The museum, based by the Worldwide Olympic Committee in 1993, showcases the richness and variety of Olympism by historical past, tradition, design, expertise, and sociology with sports activities as the principle ingredient. Mary Kom’s gloves in addition to Dhyan Chand’s hockey have been already part of the reveals on the museum.