Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem. (X)
Pakistan javelin throw ace Nadeem not too long ago stated he’s struggling to purchase an international-standard javelin for a number of years and expressed his frustration about the identical. Chopra was shocked by his counterpart’s predicament given his standing on the earth of athletics.
Star Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra expressed astonishment that his rival from throughout the border Arshad Nadeem is struggling to get a brand new javelin, given his standing on the earth of athletics.
Pakistan’s ace javelin exponent Nadeem had received the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham with an enormous 90.18m throw. He had bagged the bronze medal on the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games the place Chopra had clinched the highest spot.
While Chopra, the Olympic and world champion, and Nadeem are fierce opponents on the sphere, they’re identified for his or her camaraderie off the pitch.
“It is hard to believe that he has been struggling to get a new javelin. Given his credentials, this should not be a big issue at all,” Chopra informed SAI Media on Monday.
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Nadeem not too long ago stated he’s struggling to purchase an international-standard javelin for a number of years and expressed his frustration about that.
“It has now got to a stage where the javelin is damaged and I have asked the national federation and my coach to do something about it before the Paris Olympics,” Nadeem had stated not too long ago.
“When I started off in 2015, competing in international events I got this javelin … for an international athlete aiming to win a medal in the Olympic Games, you need proper equipment and training facilities,” Nadeem added.
Chopra stated Nadeem ought to get all of the assist from the Pakistani authorities.
“It can’t be that he (Nadeem) doesn’t have the means to buy a javelin. He is a champion and must be doing some brand endorsements. I reckon he has earned a bit of money too.
“But having said that, his government can look at Arshad’s (Nadeem) need and support him just like how my government is doing so,” stated Chopra, who’s supported by the federal government’s Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS).
“Additionally, Arshad (Nadeem) is a top javelin thrower and I believe that the javelin makers will be more than happy to sponsor him and provide what he wants. This is a piece of advice from my side,” stated Chopra.
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Nadeem had undergone an elbow operation within the UK in December 2022. Last 12 months, he once more underwent knee surgical procedure and skipped the Hangzhou Asian Games, the place Chopra received the gold.
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