Neeraj Chopra, the Indian star athlete, earned the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his X account to send a heartfelt wish to Neeraj Chopra for his silver medal win in the Paris Olympics Men’s Javelin.
“Neeraj Chopra is excellence personified! Time and again he’s shown his brilliance. India is elated that he comes back with yet another Olympic success. Congratulations to him on winning the Silver. He will continue to motivate countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams and make our nation proud,” wrote PM Narendra Modi praising the star athlete.
Neeraj Chopra is excellence personified! Time and again he’s shown his brilliance. India is elated that he comes back with yet another Olympic success. Congratulations to him on winning the Silver. He will continue to motivate countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams… pic.twitter.com/XIjfeDDSeb
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 8, 2024
In a result that left all the athletics fraternity stunned to the core, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won the Gold medal with a new Olympic Record of 92.97m throw. Neeraj’s best effort in the final came on his second attempt, which went for 89.45m. It was also his best-ever throw in the Olympic Games as he went past 89.34m, which helped him seal the top spot in the qualification round on Tuesday.
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Source: HT
