“We keep our personal javelin (inside a holding rack) but it can be used by anybody.”
Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra on Thursday said he was pained by the controversy surrounding his comments on Pakistani Arshad Nadeem using his javelin during the Tokyo Games and called the entire furor “propaganda aimed at pushing a dirty agenda.”
Neeraj Chopra, 23, Army man, who won India’s maiden Olympic Gold medal in athletics in Tokyo, said nobody should use his name to rake up any controversy.
Neeraj Chopra posted a video on his Twitter as…
“I would request everyone to please not use me and my comments as a medium to further your vested interest and propaganda,” Chopra, who became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold.
“Sports teaches us to be together and united. I’m extremely disappointed to see some of the reactions from the public to my recent comments.
I request all of you not to make my comments a medium to further your dirty agenda. Sports teaches us all to live together and it is important to know the rules of the game before commenting
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