Anurag Thakur, Gautam Gambhir hail Neeraj Chopra as he sets national record | More sports News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Sports minister Anurag Thakur and former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir lavished praise on “golden boy” Neeraj Chopra after the star thrower created a new national record on Tuesday.
Neeraj Chopra, the India’s Olympic gold medallist, set a new national record and finished with a silver medal with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.
Neeraj bettered his own previous national record of 88.07 meters which he had set in Patiala in March last year.
“Golden Great @Neeraj_chopra1 does it again! Neeraj Chopra threw 89.30 metres at Paavo Nurmi Games to create a new National Record ! Absolutely THRILLED You’ve got to see his throw,” Anurag Thakur tweeted.
Neeraj Chopra, the India’s Olympic gold medallist, set a new national record and finished with a silver medal with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.
Neeraj bettered his own previous national record of 88.07 meters which he had set in Patiala in March last year.
“Golden Great @Neeraj_chopra1 does it again! Neeraj Chopra threw 89.30 metres at Paavo Nurmi Games to create a new National Record ! Absolutely THRILLED You’ve got to see his throw,” Anurag Thakur tweeted.
Golden Great @Neeraj_chopra1 does it again !• Neeraj Chopra threw 89.30 metres at Paavo Nurmi Games to create a n… https://t.co/y8ftZ0P78M
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) 1655231036000
“The golden boy has done it again! New national record. Great going #NeerajChopra,” Gautam Gambhir tweeted.
The golden boy has done it again! New national record. Great going #NeerajChopra
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) 1655237707000
Major Surendra Poonia who is a recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal also heaped praises on Neeraj Chopra for a stellar show. He shared a video of Neeraj’s performance on the KOO app on Wednesday.
“Golden Army Man Neeraj Chopra created new national record in Javelin by a massive throw of 89.30m at the Paavo Nurmi Games!. Old record (87.58 Mtr) was also on his name He is participating first time in any competition after Olympics. Congrats Champ,” Major Surendra Poonia captioned a post on the KOO app.
Proud of you @Neeraj_chopra1 ????????⭐️ https://t.co/QjzbBJm7Hr
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 1655232069000
Well done @Neeraj_chopra1! You set the bar higher each time you compete ???????? congratulations on the new record ????????????????????????… https://t.co/IOROb6N9Ks
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) 1655235277000
Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra settles for a Silver Medal with a New National Record Throw of 89.30m at the Paavo N… https://t.co/05VxmMo8Hd
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) 1655230440000
Congratulations @Neeraj_chopra1 on setting the new national record. Kudos & more power to you! ???????? Onwards & Upwar… https://t.co/XPpa1fOO5k
— Suresh Raina???????? (@ImRaina) 1655274742000
Our decorated olympian #NeerajChopra sets a new national record. He finishes 2nd at Paavo Nurmi Games with a new pe… https://t.co/EbaAAT3pwh
— RajyavardhanRathore (@Ra_THORe) 1655234172000
Coming to the throw, this was Neeraj’s first outing in an International competition since his historic Gold medal-winning throw of 87.58 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on August 7, 2021.
The 89.30 meters throw saw the Olympic gold medallist finish second on the podium at the Paavo Nurmi Games.
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