Parveen expressed her sentiment following Nadeem’s historic victory within the males’s javelin throw remaining on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games, a win that marked Pakistan’s first Olympic medal in over three many years, its first gold in forty years, and first-ever gold medal in monitor and subject occasions.
Parveen revealed that she had been praying for the success of each athletes. “Woh bhi mere bete jaisa hai. Woh Nadeem ka dost bhi, hai bhai bhi hai (He is sort of a son to me. He’s Nadeem’s pal, and likewise like a brother),” she informed Pakistani media.
Nadeem’s triumph was celebrated together with his members of the family providing sweets to his mom. Regardless of going through challenges resembling coaching with outdated gear and restricted entry to trendy coaching amenities — a stark distinction to the sources out there to his worldwide counterparts — Nadeem’s dedication and talent propelled him to Olympic glory.
His achievement not solely fulfilled a promise to his mom to excel and produce honour to Pakistan but in addition set a brand new Olympic report with a throw of 92.97 meters.
Then again, Saroj Devi, Neeraj’s mom, additionally expressed a sentiment of common kinship, stating her happiness along with her son’s silver medal and acknowledging Nadeem’s gold as a victory for a “baby” she additionally holds pricey.
“We’re very proud of the silver, the one who obtained gold can also be our baby and the one who obtained silver can also be our baby….all are athletes, all work laborious,” Saroj stated.
The spirit of mutual respect and assist was additional exemplified by Neeraj Chopra, who secured the silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters on the Paris Olympics. Earlier within the yr, Chopra had publicly advocated for the Pakistani authorities to supply Nadeem with higher assist.
