The gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics went to Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem. At the same time, Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra could only win the silver medal this time. Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal by setting an Olympic record with a throw of 92.97 meters. But Neeraj was able to do a breast throw of 89.45 meters, due to which his dream of winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics was also shattered. But there were many reasons behind Neeraj Chopra's defeat.

Why did Neeraj Chopra lose to Arshad Nadeem?

Neeraj Chopra has been suffering from injury for a long time, which was the biggest reason for his defeat in this match. Before this event, Neeraj was feeling discomfort in the muscle of the inner part of the thigh. At the same time, there is a strain in the groin. Due to the injury, he withdrew from the Paris Diamond League to be held before the Olympics. At that time Neeraj Chopra had said that he was working to strengthen his leg that blocks while training and throwing. Earlier, he had also withdrawn from the Ostrava tournament. Then he felt something wrong in the abductor (upper part of the thigh). That is, he was afraid of getting injured. In such a situation, playing big tournaments continuously also affected Neeraj's game.

4 fouls cost Neeraj heavily

Neeraj Chopra started this final match with a foul. After this, Neeraj threw 89.45 meters in the second attempt. The surprising thing is that during this final, Neeraj fouled 4 times out of 6. At the same time, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan fouled only once. Due to which Neeraj Chopra could not improve the difference of his throw. At the same time, Arshad Nadeem threw his second throw 92.97 meters away. The pressure of which was clearly visible on Neeraj Chopra.

Apart from Arshad Nadeem, there were many other players in this final who have thrown 90 meters in their career. In such a situation, there was pressure on Neeraj Chopra to defend his medal from the beginning of the match. However, apart from Arshad Nadeem, no other player could touch the 90 meter mark.