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August 7 of Paris Olympics 2024 was extremely disappointing for Indians. Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg category that day, but she was disqualified beforehand for being 100 grams overweight. Paris Olympics 2024 javelin throw silver medalist Neeraj Chopra reacts to Vinesh Phogat's disqualification. Neeraj was saddened to see Vinesh Phogat being disqualified.
Neeraj Chopra was very saddened by the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat
Vinesh Phogat surprised everyone by defeating Japan's Yui Susaki in her first match on Tuesday morning. Neeraj Chopra also took the field for his qualification at the Stade de France. When India's Tokyo Olympic champion Neeraj came to know about Vinesh's big win, he was very happy. But his happiness turned into disappointment the very next day, when Vinesh faced disqualification.
Neeraj Chopra reacted to this incident
Reacting to the incident, Neeraj Chopra said- “Whatever she has done here is an example. Defeating Yui Susaki is a great achievement. And whatever happened after that, I don't know the rules of wrestling.” I don't have that much insight, but she was moving towards gold with confidence, then this disqualification, I felt very sad.
Neeraj further said- “Vinesh ji's journey has been very difficult. Recovering from a serious injury in the 2016 Rio Olympics and then facing more injuries in 2020. She faced many personal difficulties. And then she reached this point and remained very strong mentally. It is going well, so I don't know if God had any other plan or not, but we know that what she did is very good.
Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal
Neeraj Chopra faced tough competition from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem in the javelin throw final of Paris Olympics 2024. Arshad Nadeem created an Olympic record by throwing 92.92 meters in the second set and won the gold medal. At the same time, Neeraj Chopra threw his season's best throw of 89.45 meters and managed to win the silver medal.