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India’s javelin thrower won the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest on Sunday night. He won the gold medal by defeating Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem. He became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the event, while Arshad Nadeem also bagged a silver medal in the tournament. You must know Neeraj Chopra’s mother’s reaction to this win and defeating the Pakistani player.
In fact, when Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the World Athletics Championship by defeating his rival Arshad Nadeem, reporters reached his village, where a large number of Neeraj Chopra’s family members along with his relatives and villagers watched the match. After Neeraj Chopra’s historic victory, a journalist asked his mother, how did you feel when your son defeated a Pakistani player? Saroj Devi’s answer to this was heart touching.
Neeraj’s mother Saroj said, “A player is a player, it doesn’t matter where he comes from, I am happy that even a Pakistani player (Arshad Nadeem) managed to win.” Let us tell you that Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem are both good friends. They are often seen hugging each other between tournaments. Arshad Nadeem himself has said many times that his rivalry is not with Neeraj Chopra and Neeraj Chopra has also accepted this.
Golden boy Neeraj Chopra encouraged the young players, saying- If next time on the podium with me…
Let us tell you that in the World Athletics Championship 2023, Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal by throwing 88.17 meters, while Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem won the silver medal by throwing 87.82 meters. At the same time, Czech Republic’s Jakob Wadlech won the bronze medal with a throw of 86.67 meters in the final of the event. Neeraj Chopra is also an Olympic gold medalist at this time.