In a message, the Chief Minister said Chopra has made the entire country proud through his rare and historic achievement. He said Chopra who had created history in the Tokyo Olympics by winning gold has now brought laurels for the country by bagging silver in the ongoing Paris Olympics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mann said medals bagged by Indian players during the ongoing Olympics will motivate other players for coming events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Chief Minister envisioned that the spectacular performance of this young athlete would inspire the coming generations to follow in his footsteps in future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He expressed hope that Chopra will surely become a role model for the budding players of the country to excel in more events in the coming times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mann said such outstanding performances by players are the result of hard work, dedication and perseverance by these players in every game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chopra fell short of retaining his Olympic gold medal, finishing with a best throw of 89.45 metres. Pakistan\u2019s Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal by throwing an astonishing 92.97 metres for victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Thousand of kilometres away but always close at heart, joy and celebrations busted on Friday in a village of Haryana\u2019s Panipat as the family of Chopra, with the athlete\u2019s gracious mother saying the \u201cguy who got gold is also my child.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The family said it was the love of the family, locals and his fans that turned into his greatest victory in two consecutive Olympics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With grace, Neeraj Chopra\u2019s mother Saroj Devi told the media, \u201cI am happy with the silver, the guy who got gold (Arshad Nadeem) is also my child, everyone goes there after doing a lot of hard work.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She said his son was working hard. \u201cIn a match, it\u2019s about competition, not India and Pakistan. We all are preparing to welcome him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She said this was a different game as Haryana was known for wrestling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Chopras marked the occasion in traditional style, distributing laddoos among friends, relatives, and neighbours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Neeraj Chopra\u2019s father, Satish Kumar, said it was Pakistan\u2019s day in the men\u2019s javelin throw final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cEveryone has their day. Today was Pakistan\u2019s day. But we have won silver, and it is a proud thing for us,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cI think his injury had a part in his performance.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Describing Neeraj as a \u2018golden boy\u2019, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini wrote on X, \u201cThe whole country had hopes and expectations from you and you lived up to them. You have created history by winning the silver medal for the country in Paris.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt will be very difficult to match the record you have set by winning medals in two consecutive Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
All the countrymen and especially the people of Haryana are proud of this great achievement of yours.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt will be very difficult to match the record you have set by winning medals in two consecutive Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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