Mahindra delivers XUV700 Javelin Edition to gold medalists Neeraj Chopra, Sumit Antil

Replying to his tweet, Mahindra said, "You made the country proud @Neeraj_chopra1 We hope the XUV, our Chariot of Champions, will make you proud."

You made the country proud @Neeraj_chopra1 We hope the XUV, our Chariot of Champions, will make you proud. https://t.co/ZJBrEkmpjx

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) October 31, 2021

A similar car was also delivered to javelin star Sumit Antil, who won gold at Tokyo Paralympics held a few days after the summer games.

Our exhilaration is off the charts as we deliver the first-ever personalized XUV700 to @sumit_javelin, who made the whole nation proud at Tokyo Paralympics. Once again, thank you for bagging the gold for India. #XUV700 #HelloXUV700 #DeliveringTheRush pic.twitter.com/XNpTKt6TVF

— MahindraXUV700 (@MahindraXUV700) October 30, 2021

Mahindra had in August announced that the carmaker will build special XUV700 “Javelin Edition” models to be gifted to all Indian gold medalists at the Olympics.

Mahindra recently trademarked the name ‘Javelin’ for the special editions of the XUV700 SUV.

The Mahindra XUV700 Gold Edition is designed by Pratap Bose, EVP and Chief Design Officer, M&M. The model sports a black paint and gold accent inside and out.

While Chopra brought home India's only gold at Tokyo Olympics, at Paralympics the country five golds—Pramod Bhagat and Krishan Nagar in men's single badminton, Avani Lekhara in women’s 10m air rifle shooting, Antil in men's javelin throw, Manish Narwal in mixed 50m pistol shooting.