Watch: Neeraj Chopra’s heartwarming gesture in the direction of Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem

Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem pose for images with the Indian flag. Reuters

Neeraj Chopra’s heartwarming gesture to ask Pakisan’s Arshad Nadeem to pose for a photograph after the javelin closing on the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest goes viral. Neeraj on Sunday grew to become the primary Indian to win a gold at Worlds because the Olympic champions recorded a history-making throw of 88.17m.

Arshad Nadeem, the reigning Commonwealth Video games champion, received the silver along with his season’s finest throw of 87.82m which additionally made him the primary from his nation to win a medal on the World Athletics Championships.

Bronze was received by Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch who registered an 86.67m throw.

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After the competitors was completed, the medal winners had been seen posing for photographs along with the flags of their respective nations. Nevertheless, Nadeem was lacking from the body as he didn’t have a Paksitan flag.

Neeraj was fast to ask Nadeem to pose with him as each athletes stood collectively below the Indian flag.

At any time when Neeraj and Nadeem compete towards one another there’s loads of curiosity contemplating the historical past between the 2 nations, however Chopra stated that there’s no “dangerous blood” between the 2 athletes.

“Folks make it to be a rivalry however there is no such thing as a dangerous blood between us. Even right now, he got here as much as me and we congratulated one another. It was good to have two Asians on the rostrum. It felt good that he threw properly right now. There may be at all times that India-Pak stress and I’m positive that will probably be amplified on the Asian Video games. Should you can take care of that stress, you’ll be able to take care of the Olympics stress,” he stated after profitable the gold medal.

Other than Neeraj, India’s Kishore Kumar Jena and DP Manu had been additionally a part of the highest six within the javelin closing. Kishore recorded a private better of 84.77m to complete fifth, whereas DP Manu registered an 84.14m throw to take the sixth spot.

“I’m very joyful for Kishore, who did very well and registered a private finest. Manu additionally threw properly. We’ve set an excellent mark – to have three Indians within the closing and end within the prime 8. Their confidence will enhance going ahead. It’s good that Kishore claimed a private finest in such a giant occasion. I really feel you will note much more sooner or later,” Chopra stated.