A couple of days ago, India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra not only clinched the gold medal at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, but his actions also won hearts of the people. After winning the match, he congratulated both the medal winners, which even includes Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem, who finished third and clinched the bronze medal. The picture clicked by a media house was being circulated on social media. Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza noticed the photo and hailed the gesture. Sania Mirza shuts a troll who wishes her Happy Independence Day

Retweeting the picture, Sania wrote, “Why I always say SPORT is the best 'education' you can provide your child with! Teaches you sportsmanship, equality, respect and most importantly humanity! If only some people can learn this from our champion athletes too!! Well done to @Neeraj_chopra1 on the gold for India,”

After clinching the gold medal, Neeraj said, “It was not easy. Good throwers had come but they could not perform well. I had prepared well and wanted to create an Asian Games record but the height of javelin was an issue and that is why I could not get the desired distance.” Neeraj also went on to say that he had no specific targets for Asian Games. “I don't take pressure by setting targets. I had a gold in World Junior Championships, Asian Championship and at the CWG, but this is my biggest medal so far. The World Championship gold was at junior level, so this is big," he explained. The Javelin thrower will next be seen in action for the Diamond League Final in Zurich on August 30. Neeraj Chopra clinches a gold medal

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