NEW DELHI: Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem prolonged birthday greetings to India’s star javelin athlete Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday.
Arshad achieved a momentous milestone for Pakistan by securing gold with a outstanding throw of 92.97m in Paris Video games, establishing a brand new Olympic file and exceeding Andreas Thorkildsen of Denmark’s earlier mark from Beijing 2008. Anderson Peters from Grenada claimed the bronze medal with an 88.54m throw.
“Pleased Birthday to my pal and fellow athlete Neeraj Chopra. Wishing you a yr stuffed with happiness, success, higher well being, and pleasure. Might you may have a beautiful life forward!” Arshad Nadeem wrote on X.
The Tokyo champion Neeraj could not defend his title, reaching a finest throw of 89.45m to safe second place. Though he demonstrated prowess in his second try, he registered 4 consecutive fouls and concluded with a silver medal.
Neeraj has reworked athletics each in India and internationally. His historic achievement in Tokyo made him India’s first Olympic gold medallist in athletics. He continued his success with a silver medal at Paris 2024, recording a throw of 89.45m.
The chance to retain his title eluded him when his competitor Arshad delivered an Olympic record-breaking efficiency with a throw spanning 92.97m.
In a current growth, Neeraj introduced his collaboration with javelin legend Jan Zelezny, who has accepted the function of his new coach.
Zelezny, who holds three Olympic and World championships and maintains the present world file, has been a long-standing inspiration for Neeraj.
