Nadeem stunned one and all as he scaled his best throw of 92.97 meters in the men’s javelin throw final
Indian track and field athlete Neeraj Chopra’s mother gave a heartwarming reaction after he missed out on winning gold to his Pakistani counterpart Arshad Nadeem. The 26-year-old’s mother openly said Arshad Nadeem is also their child as a video of the same emerged on social media.
Nadeem stunned one and all as he scaled his best throw of 92.97 meters in the men’s javelin throw final that started on August 8 (Thursday). By contrast, Neeraj, the defending champion’s best throw was 89.45. As a result, Pakistan bagged their first Olympic gold in Javelin and overtook India in the medals tally in this edition.
#WATCH | Haryana: On Neeraj Chopra winning a silver medal in men’s javelin throw at #ParisOlympics2024, his mother Saroj Devi says, “We are very happy, for us silver is also equal to gold…he was injured, so we are happy with his performance…” pic.twitter.com/6VxfMZD0rF
— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2024
Speaking to ANI, Neeraj’s mother said her son will be warmly welcomed for winning silver in the Olympics.
“Bahut Khush hain. Silver bhi hamaare liye gold ke barabar hai. Koi baat nahin ji. Woh bhi hamaare hee bacche hain.”
(We are very happy. Even silver medal is equivalent to gold for us. The one who got the gold (Arshad Nadeem) is also my child. Yes, we will prepare some delicacies for him.)