NEW DELHI: olympic champion Arshad Nadeem prolonged birthday greetings to India’s star javelin athlete Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday.
Arshad achieved a momentous milestone for Pakistan by securing gold with a outstanding throw of 92.97m in Paris Games, establishing a brand new Olympic report and exceeding Andreas Thorkildsen of Denmark’s earlier mark from Beijing 2008. Anderson Peters from Grenada claimed the bronze medal with an 88.54m. throw.
“Happy Birthday to my friend and fellow athlete Neeraj Chopra. Wishing you a year filled with happiness, success, better health, and joy. May you have a wonderful life ahead!” Arshad Nadeem wrote on
The Tokyo champion Neeraj could not defend his title, reaching a finest throw of 89.45m to safe second place. Although he demonstrated prowess in his second try, he registered 4 consecutive fouls and concluded with a silver medal.
Neeraj has remodeled athletics each in India and internationally. His historic achievement in Tokyo made him India’s first Olympic gold medalist in athletics. He continued his success with a silver medal at Paris 2024, recording a throw of 89.45m.
The alternative to retain his title eluded him when his competitor Arshad delivered an Olympic report-breaking efficiency with a throw spanning 92.97m.
In a current improvement, Neeraj introduced his collaboration with javelin legend Jan Zeleznywho has accepted the function of his new coach.
Zelezny, who holds three Olympic and World championships and maintains the present world report, has been an extended-standing inspiration for Neeraj.
