Neeraj Chopra is the primary Indian to win a gold medal on the Olympics in athletics. (File)
New Delhi:
Envoys of Russia and Germany congratulated Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who scripted historical past to grew to become the primary from the nation to win gold in observe and discipline on the Olympics on Saturday.
Taking to Twitter, Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev referred to as Neeraj’s Olympic win a “nice achievement for the nice nation.”
“Congratulations, Neeraj Chopra! Properly-deserved & long-awaited #India’s gold medal First place medal in males’s javelin! Nice achievement for the nice nation,” Ambassador Kudashev tweeted.
Congratulations, @Neeraj_chopra1! Properly-deserved & long-awaited #India‘s gold medal 🥇 in males’s javelin! Nice achievement for the nice nation!#Cheer4India#Olympicspic.twitter.com/X5lOF2gxf8
— Nikolay Kudashev 🇷🇺 (@NKudashev) August 7, 2021
In the meantime, German envoy Walter Lindner additionally congratulated each India and Neeraj Chopra for changing into the primary within the nation to win an athletics medal.
“Congratulations #teamIndia ! HISTORY. MADE. Neeraj Chopra takes #gold within the #Athletics males’s javelin remaining on his Olympic debut! He’s the primary Indian to win an athletics medal and solely the second to win a person medal,” mentioned Walter J. Lindner, German Ambassador to India.
The 23-year-old grew to become the primary observe and discipline athlete from the nation to win a gold on the showpiece occasion. He threw the javelin to a distance of 87.58m within the ongoing mega occasion to select up the gold medal.
Neeraj Chopra on Saturday mentioned competing in worldwide tournaments earlier than the Video games helped him in his preparations.
“Crucial factor for me this yr was to take part in worldwide competitions. The 2, three worldwide competitions the place I performed helped me rather a lot,” Neeraj Chopra mentioned at a digital press convention.
“So I did not really feel any stress in Olympics and I used to be in a position to concentrate on my efficiency,” he added.
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