Neeraj Chopra And Arshad Nadeem: In the Paris Olympics (Paris Olympics 2024), India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal, while Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem managed to win the gold medal. Arshad had a throw of 92.97 meters, while Neeraj Chopra could not touch the 90 meter mark. Now Neeraj Chopra himself told why he could not cross the 90 meter mark in the Paris Olympics and how the gold medal slipped out of his hands.
Let us tell you that Neeraj Chopra has not touched the 90 meter mark in his career so far, whereas Arshad Nadeem had crossed the 90 meter mark even before the Paris Olympics. Neeraj had thrown the javelin 89.45 meters away in Paris.
Now Neeraj has revealed in a press conference why he could not touch the 90 meter mark. Neeraj revealed many of his shortcomings. He said that he was fully prepared mentally, but not physically.
Neeraj said, “I never thought that I couldn’t do that. Arshad Nadeem’s previous best was 90.18 meters which he threw in the Commonwealth Games and my previous best was 89.94 meters. I couldn’t push myself to the best. Mentally I was ready but physically I was retraining myself. My footwork on the runway was not as it should have been. My efforts were going in vain. After Nadeem’s throw, my throw was good because I was very positive.”
Will participate in Lausanne Diamond League
Neeraj also revealed that he will participate in the Lausanne Diamond League starting on August 22. Neeraj said, “I have finally decided to participate in the Lausanne Diamond League, which is starting on August 22.
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