Neeraj took a silver and his mother said, Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan who took the gold in javelin throw also is like a son to her. The beauty is, Neeraj never mentioned his injury anywhere that still got him silver. Its magnanimous on his part not to draw the media or world attention to his injury. He goes on to say the day belonged to Nadeem. It takes a big heart and real sportsmanship to do what he did. Neeraj is the kind of sportsman not only India but the world can do with. Respects for him. Its also unfortunate that Vinesh Phogat got disqualified for weighing 100 g in excess during the final. Even if one eats a plate of biriyani the body weight will increase overnight by 1 kg. Hopefully she is awarded at least a silver. Right now the hearing on the court case is on. Is it too much to expect to wake up with a medal news? Further hope there is no politics involved in getting her disqualified. India is very unlucky this time around. So far 5 bronzes and 1 silver but too many near misses for bronze. The famous 4th place for Indians in many categories. It still means they are the world’s 4th best. Unfortunately that is hardly a comforting thought. At least 6 more medals lost to India by whisker.
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