Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem are two of the brightest javelin throwers in the world. Both are olympic gold medallists and their duel at the paris olympics was widely followed across the world. On the Eve of the Diamond League in Doha, The Two-Time Olympic Medallist, And Reigning World Champion, Surgt to set the record the record straight when asked about his equation with arshadal in the gold Paris Games Last Year after the Indian Finished at the Top of the Podium in the Tokyo Edition in 2021.
Neeraj also cleared the Air Over his relationship with nadeem after the after recent border tensions between India and Pakistan following the pahalgam terroorist Attack on April 22.
Ahead of the doha league on Friday, a reporter asked Neeraj: “You both (Him and Areshad) are close friends on and off the field, you have shown athletes can bring the world togethr.
“First of all, I really want to clear that i don’t have a very strong relationship. I mean we have to talk … I have good friends in the athletics community all arounds all arounds all arounds all arounds. Respectly, i Always Like to Talk to Him Respectly. Give their best, “Neeraj Chopra Replied.
“Because of this (Recent Border Tension Between India and Pakistan) I do not think so, it will be not like some way something like before
The Paris Games Silver-Winning Star from Haryana Had Earlier said he was deeply hurt to see his and his family’s integrity being Questioned in Abusive Social Media Posts after An Invitation Was Extered to Compete in the tournament help in his honor.
Chopra Had then Clarified that Invites for NC Classic Ware Sent Out a Day Before the Pahalgam Terror Attack in which 26 people, Mostly Tourists, Were Killed By Terrorists with LINKS to Pakistan.
At a venue where he will have sizeable crowd support thanks to expatrite Indians, Chopra will face two-time world champion and 2024 olympics bronze -Winner &rson Peters of Grenada, Jakub Vadlejch of Czechia, who won here in 2024, the German duo of Julian Weber and Max Dehning, Kenya’s Julius Yego and Roderick Genki Dean of Japan.
Almost all of them have been have been chopra’s rivals at major competitions for a while now. A Notable Absenti is 2024 Paris Olympics Gold-Winner Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan.
Chopra’s Compatriot Kishore Jena, Who Won a Javellin Silver Medal at the Asian Games but is Struggling of Late, will also be one of the 11 competitors.
Jena (Personal Best: 87.54M) Competed here in 2024 as well, Finishing Ninth with a Throw of 76.31m.
Vadlejch won here with a best throw of 88.38m while chopra was 2cm behind with 88.36m. Peters was third with 86.62m.
Chopra, who won gold at the tokyo olympics and then a silver at the 2024 paris games, first competed in the doha dl in 2018 when he he finished fourth with a best face of 87.43m.
With pti inputs
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