Neeraj Chopra’s first statement came after winning the medal in Paris Olympics 2024
Paris Olympics 2024: India got 2 medals on the 13th day of Paris Olympics 2024, one bronze and one silver. In this Olympics, all the fans were hoping that like Tokyo, Neeraj Chopra, who was participating in the javelin throw final, would be able to win the gold medal, but he won the silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters in the medal event. In this event, Neeraj committed five fouls in a total of 6 attempts, but he managed to throw the javelin 89.45 meters in his second attempt. At the same time, Neeraj’s first reaction on winning the silver medal has also come out in which he also talked about his injury.
Whenever I went to throw, 60-70 percent of my focus was on my injury
Neeraj Chopra said in his statement to PTI after winning the silver medal in Paris Olympics 2024 that whenever he starts running to throw, 60 to 70 percent of his attention is on the injury. Today in the medal event, my run was not right and the speed was also a bit slow. Whatever I have done, I have done it while battling this problem. I did not have time to undergo surgery, that’s why I was constantly pushing myself forward.
I have lost to Arshad Nadeem for the first time
In this medal event of javelin throw, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem managed to win the gold medal who threw a throw of 92.97 meters, which was also the farthest throw in the history of Olympics. Neeraj Chopra also reacted to this throw of Arshad and said that I have been playing against Arshad since 2010 and today I have lost for the first time. This is a game and we should also accept it. As long as we have strength in our body, we will try to maintain Asian dominance. I have learned that your mindset is the biggest thing.
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