Neeraj Chopra missed the gold in the javelin throw of Paris Olympics. After which he won the silver medal by finishing second. While the gold was won by Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan. With this, Neeraj has become the first Indian track and field player to win two consecutive Olympic medals. At the same time, after this result, a statement of Neeraj Chopra’s mother Saroj Devi has come out. She said that the one who has taken the gold medal is also our son.
Let us tell you that Neeraj Chopra’s mother Saroj Devi said that we are very happy, for us even silver is equal to gold. The one who has taken the gold is also our son. He has taken it after working hard, every player has his day. He got injured, so we are happy with his performance, when Neeraj comes, I will cook his favorite food.
#WATCH | Haryana: On Neeraj Chopra winning a silver medal in men’s javelin throw at #ParisOlympics2024his 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
Neeraj Chopra was able to make only one valid throw in the final event of javelin throw, which was 89.45 meters, which was his best throw of the season. Apart from this, all his five attempts were unsuccessful. Earlier, he had won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 87.58 meters. While Arshad Nadeem fouled the first throw and broke his own record in the second throw by throwing 92.97 meters.
