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After winning the historic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Neeraj Chopra participated in various events across the country and was also felicitated by the central government. After this, he had ended the season there but this time he has decided to continue his season.
Amidst the despair and sadness of the Covid pandemic, this was the name on the lips of the whole of India. The face of the same person kept appearing in the media again and again. The person was seen wearing a garland of flowers in programs organized in different parts of the country. Hiding his fatigue, he was making everyone happy with the happiness and smile on his face. Now after 3 years, this person once again became a source of happiness for the country, but that happiness was not visible on his face, rather a little disappointment was visible with a strong intention – a resolve to repeat the situation of 3 years ago. After 4 years. With this determination, this boy again sets out to improve and prove himself in just 14 days. The name is – Neeraj Chopra. After winning the silver medal in the Paris Olympics, Neeraj will now be seen in the Lausanne Diamond League.
Neeraj Chopra lost to Arshad Nadeem!
Neeraj, who created history by winning the gold medal in javelin throw at Tokyo Olympics 2020, was expected to repeat the feat at Paris 2024 as well. History certainly repeats itself but sometimes it takes time and that is what happened this time as well. Neeraj Chopra's throw was brilliant, even better than his gold medal-winning throw at Tokyo Olympics, but this time he could not get the gold medal as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem performed surprisingly and won the gold medal with an Olympic record of 92.97 meters.
As is his habit, Neeraj however did not return home empty handed and won the silver medal with 89.45m. This was historic in itself as he became the first Indian athlete to win gold and silver medals at the Olympics. There was some disappointment in the country but the silver medal and Neeraj's success definitely gave a chance to rejoice again. However, during this time Neeraj could not hide his disappointment even if he wanted to. This time he missed the gold and Arshad, who had lost to him in the last 9 matches, finally managed to register a win against Neeraj for the first time.
Forgetting the injury, he will participate in Diamond League
After winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj returned home to a warm welcome and attended several receptions, did ad shoots and celebrated with everyone and then did not play any events for the rest of the year. This time Neeraj is not doing that. After winning the silver medal in Paris, he is yet to return to India and from there he went to Germany, where he is seeking medical advice for his back injury. Amid fears of surgery, Neeraj decided to compete in the Diamond League round in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is his first event after the Olympic final. Although Arshad Nadeem will not participate, there will be many big contenders including Paris bronze medalist Anderson Peters and Jakub Wadlech.
Neeraj definitely won the silver medal in Paris
Neeraj did win silver in Paris and the disappointment on his face was definitely visible that another reason for this disappointment is his performance. In the final, only one of Neeraj's six throws was considered valid, which helped him win the medal. The remaining 5 throws were either fouls or forced fouls due to poor throw. At the same time, he once again failed to cross the 90 meter mark, the seriousness of which was clearly visible from his statements. Neeraj is participating in this Lausanne stage of the Diamond League, he wants to achieve the 90 meter race and once again maintain the habit of being on top.