Neeraj Chopra, who has returned dwelling for the primary time since successful a silver medal on the Paris Olympics, was given a grand welcome by the Sports activities College of Haryana in Rai, Sonipat, on Friday.
Together with his fractured left hand in a plaster, javelin-thrower Neeraj was escorted by officers as college students lined as much as welcome India’s monitor and area legend.
The Paris Olympics silver was Neeraj’s second consecutive medal on the Video games, after his historic gold in Tokyo three years in the past.In Paris, he was pipped for gold by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem. Whereas Nadeem’s successful throw of 92.97m created a brand new Olympic Document, Neeraj settled for the second place together with his finest effort of 89.45.
Neeraj opted to remain in Europe after the Paris Video games and went straight to Brussels in Belgium for the Diamond League Last, the place he ended his season with one other second-place end with an effort of 87.86m, behind gold medal-winner Anderson Peterson’s 87.87m by a mere centimetre.
The double Olympic medallist later revealed in a social media put up that he participated within the Diamond League Last with a fractured hand after an damage throughout a coaching session.
“Because the 2024 season ends, I look again on all the things I’ve realized by the 12 months – about enchancment, setbacks, mentality and extra,” Neeraj wrote in a social media put up after the Brussels occasion.
“On Monday, I injured myself in observe and x-rays confirmed that I had fractured the fourth metacarpal in my left hand. It was one other painful problem for me. However with the assistance of my workforce, I used to be in a position to take part in Brussels.
“This was the final competitors of the 12 months, and I wished to finish my season on the monitor. Whereas I couldn’t meet my very own expectations, I really feel this was a season through which I realized quite a bit. I’m now decided to return, totally match and able to go,” he added.
