Lausanne Diamond League 202: India's ace athlete Neeraj Chopra struggled for high throws in his four attempts but made a stunning comeback with his season-best throw of 89.49m in his final attempt and finished second in the standings behind the Paris Olympics bronze medalist Anderson Peters.
Lausanne Diamond League 2024 live: India's star athlete Neeraj Chopra will be looking to continue his red-hot form in 2024 after claiming a silver medal in the Paris Olympics. Neeraj is currently fourth in the Diamond League 2024 standings with seven points.
"Is this how you show respect to players who have brought not one but several Olympic medals in hockey for the country,” former Pakistani hockey star Rao Saleem Nazim said after the government revoked invitations to Arshad Nadeem's reception.
Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan produced a throw of 92.97m in the final event of men's javelin at the Paris Olympics to break Andreas Thorkildsen's all-time Olympic record of 90.57m. India's Neeraj Chopra had to settle for silver.
Arshad Nadeem, who won Pakistan’s first Olympic medal in athletics, received a heroic welcome after he returned back home on August 11. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold medal in men’s javelin throw after knocking India’s Neeraj Chopra into second place at Paris Olympic.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif became a cynosure of criticism on social media after he posted an old image of him giving a cheque to Arshad Nadeem, who clinched an individual Olympic gold medal in Javelin throw.
Arshad Nadeem scripted a historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday and became the first Pakistani athlete to win an Olympic gold. Only two athletes from Pakistan had won individual Olympic medals before Arshad Nadeem's brilliance in Paris.
During the conversation, PM Modi inquired about Chopra's injury and praised the sportsmanship and support demonstrated by Chopra's mother. Modi acknowledged the significant role of family in an athlete's success and recovery.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who earned a silver medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, had an exclusive interview with India TV News. He said, 'It was probably not my day.' Watch the video to know what he said about Pakistan athlete Arshad Nadeem.
Neeraj Chopra produced his season-best throw of 89.45m to claim silver after Arshad Nadeem shattered the Olympic record of 90.57m by producing a massive throw of 92.97m. Neeraj came into Paris as the reigning world champion.
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