Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra brought Gold Medal for India in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics 2020. Pakistan Arshad Nadeem was also one of the participants in the event and it is claimed that he took away Chopra's javelin. However, Neeraj Chopra took to Twitter to issue a clarification. First, check out the video below and then Neeraj Chopra's statement below: Neeraj Chopra Refutes Claims That Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem 'Stole' his Javelin at Tokyo Olympics 2020, Says Don’t Use my Comments as 'Propaganda'.
Video:
This video will go down in history as evidence of Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem stealing the javelin of Neeraj Chopra at #Tokyo2020.
Neeraj's first throw could have been better if this shameful incident didn't happen.
Arshad is lucky that @WeAreTeamIndia didn't lodge a complaint. pic.twitter.com/VyQ1ncERyw
— Soumyadipta (@Soumyadipta) August 25, 2021
Here's Neeraj Chopra's statement:
मेरी आप सभी से विनती है की मेरे comments को अपने गंदे एजेंडा को आगे बढ़ाने का माध्यम न बनाए। Sports हम सबको एकजूट होकर साथ रहना सिखाता हैं और कमेंट करने से पहले खेल के रूल्स जानना जरूरी होता है 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/RLv96FZTd2
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) August 26, 2021
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