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Happy for Neeraj, equally happy for Nadeem, he is also our child: Neeraj’s mother Saroj Devi

NEW DELHI — Elated for her son’s silver medal, Neeraj Chopra’s mother Saroj Devi also expressed happiness for Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who broke the Olympic record to beat the Indian defending champion in Paris, saying that the latter is also like her “child”. Chopra clinched the silver medal at the Paris Games with a season’s […]

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Pakistan’s Nadeem smashes Olympic record for Gold; Silver for defending champion Neeraj

PARIS — Defending champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals with a silver in men’s javelin throw but the night belonged to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who destroyed competition by setting a new Olympic record for his country’s maiden individual gold at the showpiece. Nadeem managed an astonishing […]