With a season-best throw of 89.45 meters, Chopra received the silver medal on the Paris Video games, after Nadeem’s Olympic record-breaking throw of 92.97 meters on Thursday night time.
Chopra grew to become simply the third Indian and the primary in monitor and discipline historical past to win consecutive particular person Olympic medals with the silver.
“We’re very proud of the silver, the one who obtained gold can be our baby and the one who obtained silver can be our baby….all are athletes, all work laborious,” Saroj informed PTI Movies in Khandra, Panipat, the place the household is predicated.
“Nadeem can be good, he performs effectively, there is no such thing as a distinction between Neeraj and Nadeem. We obtained gold and silver there is no such thing as a distinction for us,” she added within the interview given on Thursday night time.
Regardless of being opponents on the sphere, Chopra and Nadeem are shut associates off it.
‘Churma‘ awaits Neeraj on homecoming
It’s well-known that Chopra loves “desi khana,” and his household is getting ready to welcome the two-time Olympian together with his favourite meal, “Churma.”
“He did very well. We are going to welcome him with churma which is his favorite. I’m delighted, individuals are lighting firecrackers, we’re making ladoos,” Saroj added.
Chopra’s result’s commendable in mild of the extraordinarily robust competitors, whereby seven athletes achieved a distance better than 86 meters.
“We’re very pleased. He produced his season’s greatest. All have been close to 88-89m so competitors was very robust. It is not about profitable a gold or silver, however about profitable a medal, and he did his greatest,” Chopra’s aunt Kamlesh stated.
Having received gold in each competitors, together with the Olympics, World Championships, Diamond League, Asian Video games, and Commonwealth Video games, Chopra is among the many most embellished athletes in India.
“After Tokyo there was no medal left aside from silver, that was additionally wanted so he obtained it,” Kamlesh stated.
She said that following Nadeem’s monstrous throw, the household had a sneaking suspicion that Chopra would not take residence the gold.
“After Nadeem’s throw (92.97m) we had a sense (that he’ll win gold) however he’s additionally our son, we’re proud of him.
“He is additionally Asia’s son. We do not differentiate between Nadeem and Neeraj. Each have gotten gold and silver and we’re very pleased,” she added.
