Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra reacts on his mother calling Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem ‘her son’

After Pakistan and India claimed the top two medals in men’s javelin throw at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s mother said that Pakistan athlete Arshad Nadeem was ‘like her son’.

Nadeem came up with a monster 92.97m throw to break the Olympic record. In the process, he clinched the gold medal. Meanwhile, Neeraj’s season best 89.45m throw earned him the silver. 

After the completion of the event, Neeraj’s mother - Saroj Devi was asked about Nadeem winning the gold ahead of her son. In response, she said that ‘the one who got the gold is also like our son’.

When Neeraj was asked about his mother’s answer, the ace javelin thrower from India said that his mother spoke from her heart.

According to Neeraj, his mother is not influenced by what is happening on social media and always speaks from her heart.

“She lives in a village, a background where she is not influenced by news on social media and television, about the relations between India and Pakistan. She has the feeling of a mother. She speaks simply and speaks her heart,” said Neeraj.

“She speaks from the heart of a mother. Some people might have found it strange, some people might have liked it,” he added.