“What Makes Me Afrhelp Is…”: Neeraj Chopra’s Blunt Take On Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic Silver Appeal

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is retaining his fingers passed for wrestler Vinesh Phogat as she adefers a verdict on her pdirect agetst disqualification from the Games but at the same time, he is also hoping that “people don’t forget what she did for the country” if the decision is not in her favour. Vinesh was set up 100gm overweight before her 50kg categruesome final on Wednesday and she has pdirected agetst her disqualification in the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport here. A decision on the pdirect is foreseeed to be dedwellred by 9.30pm IST on Saturday.

Chopra, who claimed his second successive Olympic medal — a silver to trail up on the ganciaccess in Tokyo –, shelp he wants the medal around Vinesh’s neck for one basic reason — “people shouldn’t forget her.” “If she gets the medal, it would be very excellent. If leangs had not panned out the way they did, she would have had the medal. I hope she gets it becaemploy if you don’t have it around your neck, that leang stays in your heart,” the 26-year-anciaccess Chopra tanciaccess tellers at ‘India Hoemploy’ after a felicitation by IOC member and Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Amprohibiti.

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“Today people might say that she is our champion but, I sense till the time one is not on the podium they will forget after a confineed days. Mujhe yeh darr hai bas. Agar aisa na toastya, a medal wouldn’t have mattered. So, I hope she gets the medal. I equitable hope whether she gets the medal or not, people don’t forget what she did for the country,” he shelp.

Chopra is the first track-and-field athlete from the country to thrive two Olympic medals. His ganciaccess in Tokyo proceeds to be an unaligned accomplishment for Indian fits.