On Neeraj Chopra’s winning the silver medal in javelin throw at the Paris Olympics 2024, Athletics Federation of India President Adil Sumariwala said, “I have never seen such a competition in my life. Throwing more than 90 meters twice in six throws is something like this.” You don’t see this very often. Four guys threw over 87 metres. It was a very tough competition.
Neeraj Chopra threw two meters more today than he did to win the gold medal in Tokyo, yet he had to settle for a silver medal because someone else had thrown more than 90 meters.
Neeraj Chopra has never thrown 90 meters before, but five people in this group have. Nevertheless, Neeraj Chopra got the silver medal. Neeraj Chopra has just recovered from injury, and if he can win a silver medal with it, I think he has done a great job, and I am very proud of him.
IANS
