Saroj Devi, the mother of Neeraj Chopra, is seen in a video that has gone viral and gained popularity. Her remarks regarding her kid and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem are captured on camera.
In the current 2024 Paris Olympics final event, Neeraj Chopra took home the silver medal. India’s top javelin thrower, who fouled on five of his six attempts, took second place. The gold medallist from the Tokyo Olympics was defeated this time by Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan. As could be expected, social media is occupied with congratulating and enjoying Chopra’s victory. Videos of his parents’ responses have also surfaced within those images.
As they uploaded a video, ANI stated, “We are very happy, for us silver is also equal to gold… Neeraj Chopra was injured, so we are happy with his performance,” in reference to his mother Saroj Devi’s reaction to his son earning a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Olympian’s mother is heard in the video expressing her happiness for her son Nadeem’s gold medal and comparing the sportsmen to her own kids. She also says that when Neeraj gets home, she would prepare his favorite meal.
Take a look at the video here:
#WATCH | Haryana: On Neeraj Chopra winning a silver medal in men's javelin throw at #ParisOlympics2024, his mother Saroj Devi says, "We are very happy, for us silver is also equal to gold…he was injured, so we are happy with his performance…" pic.twitter.com/6VxfMZD0rF
— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2024
Neeraj Chopra’s father’s reaction to winning silver was captured in another video that ANI released. “Everyone has their day, and today was Pakistan’s day,” says Neeraj Chopra’s father Satish Kumar after his son wins a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. However, we are happy of ourselves because we got silver,” the source wrote.
#WATCH | Haryana: On Neeraj Chopra winning a silver medal in men's javelin throw at #ParisOlympics2024, his father Satish Kumar says, "Everyone has their day, today was Pakistan's day…But we have won silver, and it is a proud thing for us…" pic.twitter.com/YQNpdTDYzg
— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2024
Neeraj Chopra had a fantastic first performance in the Paris Olympics. Despite having difficulty in the final, he managed to secure the second position with a best throw of 89.45 meters. Arshad Nadeem broke the record with a throw of 92.97 meters to win the gold. Anderson Peters of Grenada threw 88.54 meters to win the bronze medal.
