Republic Day 2022 Parade: Life-size replica of Neeraj Chopra to be featured in Haryana tableau

The Haryana tableau for the Republic Day 2022 parade will feature a life-size replica of Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. The 26th January parade in New Delhi will have the tableau of Haryana, the state's Directorate of Information, Public Relations and Languages Department said on Saturday.

Neeraj Chopra scripted history in August 2021 as he became the first athlete from the country to win an Olympic gold medal in a track and field event. The 24-year-old from Panipat blew away the rest of the field in the final to take the gold medal with a throw of 87.58m.
10 Olympians will be part of the Haryana tableau as the state is set to showcase the power of Olympic heroes on Rajpath.

"This time the tableau of Haryana will be included in the parade of 26 January. 10 Olympians will be part of the tableau. The life-size replica of Neeraj Chopra will be its main attraction. The tableau will be officially introduced in Delhi today. This tableau has been prepared by the Department of Information, Public Relations and Languages,"DPR Haryana said in a social media post.

26 10 # , #Haryana — DPR Haryana (@DiprHaryana) January 22, 2022

Neeraj Chopra has begun training in the USA as he prepares for a busy season ahead. He will compete at the World Championships, the Diamond League and also look to defend his titles at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games in 2022.

Meanwhile, the Tableaux of Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand will be featured in this year's Republic Day Parade.

The tableaus will go until the Red Fort i New Delhi and will be stationed there for public display. The Republic Day Parade will start this year at 10:30 am IST instead of 10 am to provide better visibility, according to news agency ANI.