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By winning the silver medal in the javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics, Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track and field athlete to win two consecutive Olympic medals. However, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan won the gold medal in this competition and set a new record in the Olympics. Here, after this result, Neeraj Chopra's mother's reaction has also come to the fore. She said that the one who won the gold medal is also our boy.
Neeraj Chopra's mother's reaction
Neeraj Chopra's mother Saroj Devi said that we are very happy, for us silver is equal to gold. The one who won the gold is also our son. He has won the medal by working hard. Every player has his day. He was injured so we are happy with his performance.' Uda will cook his favourite food when Neeraj comes home.
Apart from this, Neeraj Chopra's father Satish Kumar's statement has also come out on getting the silver medal. He said that we cannot put pressure. Every athlete has a day, today was Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem's day. Due to which Arshad could win gold. He said that it is a matter of great happiness that we could win a medal in javelin throw in the second Olympics. We are competing with other countries.
Neeraj Chopra's mother's reaction
Let us tell you that Neeraj Chopra's second throw was his only correct throw in which he threw 89.45 meters which was his best throw of this session. Apart from this, his five attempts failed. Earlier, he won the gold medal with a throw of 87.58 meters in the Tokyo Olympics. At the same time, in this competition, Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record and made a second throw of 92.97 meters. He made the sixth and last throw of 91.79 meters. This is Pakistan's first Olympic medal since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Earlier, Neeraj Chopra had always defeated Arshad Nadeem in 10 matches.