Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics. This was India's first gold medal in athletics at the Olympic Games. Since then, Neeraj Chopra became the hero of the country. Neeraj, who brought glory to the country all over the world, was loved immensely. However, many athletes complain that fans respect them less than cricketers. Cricket and the players of this sport get more love than necessary. Fans also troll them due to their bitterness towards other sports. However, Neeraj Chopra does not think so and he explained the difference between cricket and javelin throw very well by taking the names of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. He is being applauded everywhere for this statement.

What did Neeraj say on cricket and javelin?

Neeraj Chopra has given an interview to Sportstar regarding preparations for the Olympics. During this, he was asked that he never says anything negative about cricket and its players, even though he gets more love from the fans. To this, Neeraj replied that cricket and javelin are not the same game. Like cricket, javelin cannot be played in the street.

To increase people's interest, he advised to organize domestic and national level tournaments in athletics like cricket. Neeraj further said that Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni get a lot of love in the country, but this does not mean that their success should be rejected. To get that kind of love, athletics players will have to draw a new line.

Saina Nehwal expressed her displeasure

India's Olympic medalist and star badminton player Saina Nehwal recently expressed her displeasure over people's love for cricket. Her statement created a storm on social media. Many fans started trolling her for her statement. Saina said that playing badminton, tennis and basketball is more difficult than cricket. Despite this, she feels bad to see that cricket gets more love. Kolkata Knight Riders player Angkrish Raghuvanshi also trolled her for this statement in IPL. Later she apologized.

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Chirag Shetty was angry at the Maharashtra government

Before Saina Nehwal, Chirag Shetty had lashed out at the Maharashtra government. When the Indian team returned after winning the T20 World Cup 2024, the Maharashtra government had felicitated Shivam Dubey, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma and also announced a reward of Rs 11 crore. After this, Shetty expressed his displeasure and advised to treat all sports equally.