Haryana's Olympic medalist golden boy Neeraj Chopra has tied the knot. He took 7 overs with Himani More on 17 January. This came to light when Neeraj shared the photos on social media on Sunday night. As soon as this was revealed, everyone wanted to know who his wife Himani was. 'Who is Himani' was also searched on Google.
Indeed, Himani Mor is a well-known face of sports in Sonepat. Inspired by his cousin, Himani, who ventured into tennis, won many titles. Himani is currently studying sports management in America.
Born in June 1999, Himani inherited sports from her family, but initially her family favored taking up other sports like kabaddi, wrestling and boxing instead of tennis. He started playing tennis from the fourth standard. He learned all the tricks of the tennis game from his mother. Himani considers Rafael Nadal as his role model and aims to win a medal at the Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra and Himani More secretly got married on January 17. During this time only his family members and some of his close friends stayed with him.
Father Circle famous kabaddi player, brother tennis player Himani's father Chandram More has been a famous Circle Kabaddi player. He has been the captain of the Indian Kabaddi team. Has also done wrestling with this. Himani's younger brother Himanshu More is also a tennis player and an officer in the Air Force through sports quota. Nowadays he is posted in Nagpur. He is married.
Himani's cousin Naveen More has represented the country in international tournaments in wrestling 19 times. He has been Hind Kesari 16 times and in 2007 Haryana government honored him with BHIM Award. Nowadays Naveen is an Inspector in Haryana Police and posted in Sirsa. Many other family members also have names in sports.
Himani started playing after being inspired by her cousin. In tennis he made the state proud in many matches and also proved himself.
Father built a stadium in the village Himani More is currently studying 'Sports Management' at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire, USA. Earlier, he completed his bachelor's degree in Political Science and Physical Education from Miranda House College, Delhi.
Himani's family hails from Ladsoli village located on GT Road in Sonepat. His friend Chand More has also built a big stadium there. Chand retired from SBI Bank in Sonepat about 2 months ago.
Himani's father is a famous kabaddi player of Chand Mor circle. Along with this he has also done wrestling.
Mother lived in a rented house in Sonepat city Himanshi's mother Meena and father Chand have worked hard to take their daughter forward in sports. Mother Meena left her home in Ladsauli village to make her daughter a tennis star and lived for years in a rented house in Sonepat city.
Kundan became Himani due to mother's penance Himani Mor's mother Meena works as a PTI teacher at Little Angels School, Sonepat. Himani used to study in this school. It was her mother who got Himani interested in tennis. To make his daughter proficient in the game of tennis, he also made her practice a lot on the field. Himani became Kundan only because of her mother's penance. He learned all the tricks of the tennis game from his mother.
This picture of Himani is from October 2012. He then represented Asia on the European circuit in tennis.
Appointed a coach to provide training In the early days Himani's parents hired a local coach to train their daughter, who taught her the basics of the game. Then there was a need for a coach who could prepare them to compete at a bigger level like the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament, and mother Meena played that role as a coach.
Her mother played an important role in training Himani in tennis.
First step towards dreams The most memorable moment for Himani came when she represented Asia on the European circuit. Himani said that this was the biggest dream of her life. Never thought that I would get a chance to represent Asia at this age.
Himani Mor's dream has been to raise India's flag at the international level. Especially he wants to win a medal in Olympics.
Himani earned a name in sports In March 2018, Himani More was named the best female player for the second time in a row at Miranda House College, Delhi University. He represented the country in the 2017–18 World University Tennis Championships held in Taiwan. She was the only female player from the state to participate in this championship.
Earlier he performed well while participating in the Aita Ranking Tournament held in Gwalior. In India, Himani is ranked 34th in the tennis singles category and 24th in the doubles category.
File photo of Himani More showing her award after winning in tennis.
People kept searching for Himani Neeraj Chopra shared the wedding photo on social media (X) at 9:34 pm. Within minutes it became popular in Google trending. Neeraj and his wife came to Trading-1. Millions of people on Google searched 'Who is Himani?' Searched. Apart from this, the topics searched on Google Trends included words like Himani More- Tennis Player, Himani Chopra, Neeraj Chopra Marriage, I am Neeraj Chopra Wife.
As soon as her marriage to Neeraj Chopra was reported, Himani More was searched not only in India, but also in Pakistan and other countries.
Pakistanis also searched On Sunday night, the news of Neeraj-Himani's marriage reached the country and abroad besides India. 100 percent in India, 14 in UAE, 14 in Qatar, 5 in Australia, 1 in Canada, 1 in Pakistan, 1 in UK, 1 percent in US searched for Neeraj Himani. Along with this, people congratulated him by posting 4425 posts in about 2 hours. This includes celebrities, sportsmen, leaders and actors.
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