Neeraj Chopra comes out in favor of Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, accused of spear tampering
Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra, who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics, lashed out at the hateful propaganda of the Indian media regarding Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem.
In his statement on Twitter, Neeraj Chopra addressing the Indian media said, "Don't present my point as the color of your agenda. We all love each other, Julien Tharoor. Before throwing the javelin, Arshad Nadeem." The idea of taking his javelin from was misrepresented.
Neeraj Chopra said that all the juveniles are kept together during competitions, each athlete's personal juvenile is also handed over to the administration and anyone can use it, Arshad was also preparing himself with juvenile, this was wrongly reported by the media. Gave color
The Indian athlete added, "I would urge everyone not to use me and my statement to further their own interests and propaganda. Sport teaches us to be united. Recent comments and public reaction Disappointed.
It may be recalled that Neeraj Chopra of India had won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics while Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan was in the fifth position.मेरी आप सभी से विनती है की मेरे comments को अपने गंदे एजेंडा को आगे बढ़ाने का माध्यम न बनाए। Sports हम सबको एकजूट होकर साथ रहना सिखाता हैं और कमेंट करने से पहले खेल के रूल्स जानना जरूरी होता है 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/RLv96FZTd2
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) August 26, 2021
After winning the gold medal, Arshad Nadeem congratulated Neeraj Chopra while Neeraj also praised Arshad Nadeem.
However, the Indian media distorted an interview given by Neeraj Chopra in recent days and alleged that Arshad Nadeem had tried to tamper with Neeraj's Julien during the Olympics.