Shoaib Akhtar praises Neeraj Chopra Mother: India's dream of winning gold in Paris Olympics 2024 has not been fulfilled yet. Many Indian fans had high hopes from javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra that he would definitely win gold for the country. However, this was not possible. In the final match of Men's Javelin Throw held on 8 August, Neeraj missed out on winning the gold medal and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem became the champion. Neeraj Chopra managed to win the silver medal.

Neeraj Chopra's mother is happy with him winning the silver medal

In the final match, Arshad won the gold with a tremendous throw of 92.97 meters and Neeraj's throw was 89.54 meters. Neeraj's family is also very happy with him winning the silver medal. Along with this, Neeraj's mother also gave a heart-warming statement about the gold-winning Pakistani player Arshad Nadeem, which has also been praised by former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.

In an interview given after the final match, Neeraj Chopra's mother said, 'We are very happy. For us, silver is like gold and the one (Arshad) who has won gold is also our son. He works hard.'

Akhtar took to social media platform X to praise Neeraj Chopra's mother and wrote in the tweet, 'The one who got the gold is also our boy. Only a mother can say this. Amazing.'

Neeraj Chopra's five throws were fouls in the final match

In the final match, Neeraj Chopra was not in the right rhythm due to injury. In the final match, he was able to throw the right throw in only one attempt. His five throws were fouls. He also looked a little disappointed due to this. Arshad was able to cross the 90 meter mark twice in the final. He threw a throw of 92.97 meters in his last attempt and secured the gold medal.

After the match, Neeraj also congratulated Arshad on winning the gold. He said that today was his (Arshad's) day and he had worked very hard.