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Who is Himani Mor, Neeraj Chopra’s beautiful wife he married 3 days ago

Chopra's uncle Bhim says the marriage took place in India and the couple has left for honeymoon
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Neeraj Chopra--two-time Olympic medallist--on Sunday shared the news of his marriage with Himani Mor.

Himani hails from Haryana's Larsauli and is currently pursuing her Master of Science in sports management and administration from McCormack Isenberg School of Management in the US.

Chopra didn't reveal the date and venue of the wedding ceremony. He captioned it, "Starting a new chapter of life with my family. Grateful for every blessing that brought us to this moment together. Bound by love, happily ever after."

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However, Chopra's uncle Bhim told PTI that the marriage took place in the country and the couple has left for honeymoon.

"Yes, the marriage took place in India two days back. I can't disclose  the place where it took place," Bhim said from his village  Khandra near Panipat.

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Daughter of Chand Ram, Himani is an alumna of Delhi's Miranda House where she completed her bachelors in political science and physical education. He has a brother, Himanshu, who is also a tennis player.

She participated in the 2017 World University Games in Taipei after competing at the national level for Delhi University. Her school website says she won a gold medal in the World Junior Tennis Championship held in Malaysia in 2016.

"The woman is from Sonipat and is studying in the US. They have left the country for honeymoon and I am not aware of the place they are going to. We wanted to keep it like that," said Bhim, who stays with the Olympic medallist at Khandra.

According to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) website, Himani's career-best national ranking was 42 in the singles and 27 in the doubles in 2018. She started playing in 2018 in AITA events.

Amherst College in Massachusetts lists her as an assistant coach of women's tennis as most major students can do a job, along with studies. With PTI inputs

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