What a throw!

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  1. India had a massive hype for Neeraj Chopra. But feels impossible to beat after this massive throw of 92.97m.

  2. He deserved it so very much.
    What makes it even more remarkable is that he achieved this record while working multiple jobs to support his family and dealing with poverty. He practiced in public parks with a makeshift wooden javelin he crafted himself, despite being mocked by others. He had no standard javelin to practice with, no sponsors, no government support, and no proper coaches. The first real javelin he acquired was thanks to fellow villagers pooling their money to support him. Yet, despite throwing two monster 90m+ throws, he remained incredibly humble—a true champion in every sense.

  3. I usually never like us losing to Pakistan, but will make an exception for this guy.

     After Tokyo Olympics, in which he competed in the finals, they showed that he did his weight training with rusted weights.    

     He always comes across as humble guy. He always wishes for Neeraj to succeed.    

    So yeah, I still hate losing to Pakistan, but well done Nadeem. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. 

  4. Nadeem performed very well. Congratulations Pakistan.

    2 medals for the Asian countries.

  5. He had a *night*. His last throw, after he’d already won gold, was 91.79. He beat everyone else *twice*. (Silver was 89.45.) And his third best throw, 88.72, was better than the bronze! Just incredible to watch.

    And also, the competition as a whole was great. People finished 6th/7th whose throws would have been medal competitors in other years.

  6. Credit where credit’s due! He broke the Olympic record not once but twice & thoroughly deserved the gold.

    Neeraj will also return as nothing short of a legend for winning consecutive medals is no joke (gold+silver)

    It was wonderful & odd ( in a fun way ) to watch the ind-pak rivalry in something different than cricket.
    There were 5 crore ppl watching the event live at 1 a.m here in india!

  7. Given the infrastructure in Pakistan and how little people care for sport that isn’t cricket, this is an amazing achievement.

  8. Imagine no proper training facility or equipment for training and having to depend on donations from surrounding villages and families to get to the Olympics. Amazing story. Congrats to Nadeem.

  9. This is our first gold 🥇 in 40 years! First ever in Athletics.

    We the common Pakistanis are going absolutely insane. This is an unreal moment for all of Pakistan!

  10. Absolute monster of a throw. Would’ve taken something really special to top it.

  11. Really showed the importance of technique in the throw. His ability to generate arm speed and his timing had to be perfection for it to launch like that.

    It was a great competition, won by a greater throw.

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