Neeraj Chopra on missing gold at Paris Olympics: ‘I put forth a valiant effort, yet it was Arshad’s day’
Paris: Silver medallist India’s Neeraj Chopra with fans after the men’s javelin throw final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
Lance hurler Neeraj Chopra, who procured a silver decoration at the Paris Olympics, said on Friday, August 9, 2024, that while he did the best that he can with, it was Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem’s day to win gold. Chopra said the time had come to survey his presentation and spotlight on future enhancements. “We as a whole vibe blissful at whatever point we win a decoration for the country. Now is the right time to work on the game at this point. We will sit and talk about and improve our presentation,” Chopra told ANI.
Chopra said that the opposition was extreme and that each competitor has their day, adding, “Today was Arshad’s day. I put forth a valiant effort, yet a few things should be tended to and dealt with.” He communicated trust in India’s future Olympic possibilities, saying, “India played well (at the Paris Olympics). Our public hymn might not have been played today, however it will be heard from here on out.” Chopra won silver with a best toss of 89.45 meters at the Paris Olympics. His best toss came on his subsequent endeavor, however four back to back fouls ruined his possibilities winning gold.
Following his presentation, Chopra turned into the second male competitor present freedom on win two Olympic decorations in a singular occasion. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold with a toss of 92.97 meters, establishing another Olympic record and outperforming Denmark’s Andreas Thorkildsen’s imprint from Beijing 2008.
Grenada’s Anderson Peters protected bronze with a toss of 88.54 meters. Prior, Chopra had accomplished a toss of 89.34 meters in the Gathering B capability round, his second-best all-time toss. In spite of a serious contention with Nadeem, where Chopra drove 9-0 in their no holds barred matchups, Nadeem’s toss of 90.18 meters at the 2022 Republic Games surpassed Chopra’s top exertion.
Lance hurler Neeraj Chopra, who procured a silver decoration at the Paris Olympics, said on Friday that while he did the best that he can with, it was Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem’s day to win gold. Chopra said the time had come to survey his presentation and spotlight on future enhancements. “We as a whole vibe blissful at whatever point we win a decoration for the country. Now is the right time to work on the game at this point. We will sit and talk about and improve our presentation,” Chopra told.
Chopra said that the opposition was extreme and that each competitor has their day, adding, “Today was Arshad’s day. I put forth a strong effort, yet a few things should be tended to and dealt with.” He communicated trust in India’s future Olympic possibilities, saying, “India played well (at the Paris Olympics). Our public hymn might not have been played today, yet it will be heard from here on out.”
Chopra won silver with a best toss of 89.45 meters at the Paris Olympics. His best toss came on his subsequent endeavor, however four back to back fouls frustrated his possibilities winning gold. Following his exhibition, Chopra turned into the second male competitor present freedom on win two Olympic awards in a singular occasion.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold with a toss of 92.97 meters, establishing another Olympic record and outperforming Denmark’s Andreas Thorkildsen’s imprint from Beijing 2008. Grenada’s Anderson Peters protected bronze with a toss of 88.54 meters.
Prior, Chopra had accomplished a toss of 89.34 meters in the Gathering B capability round, his second-best all-time toss. Regardless of a serious competition with Nadeem, where Chopra drove 9-0 in their straight on matchups, Nadeem’s toss of 90.18 meters at the 2022 Ward Games surpassed Chopra’s top exertion. (ANI)
The 26-year-old Indian star athlete said that today was not his day. Neeraj has not been able to throw 90 meters even once so far, while his opponent Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan threw more than 90 meters twice in the final itself.
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Neeraj said after the final, “The throw was good but I am not very happy with my performance today. My technique and runway were not that good. I made only one throw, the rest I fouled. For the second throw, I had faith in myself that I can also throw this far. But in javelin throw, if your run is not good, you cannot throw very far.”
