‘I don’t want to ………’: Arshad Nadeem respond to Neeraj Chopra’s ‘not close friends’ comment
New Delhi: After the Pahalgam terror attack, the tension between India and Pakistan has increased so much that now the players of both the countries are also avoiding saying anything about each other. Actually, the biggest reason for this is social media. Where trolling starts on supporting the players of the neighboring country
This was seen when Neeraj Chopra invited Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan for the ‘Neeraj Chopra Classic‘ javelin throw competition to be held on 24 May in Bengaluru. So after the Pahalgam attack, Neeraj was trolled a lot. Due to which he had to give clarification on this by posting on social media. Let us tell you that due to tension between the two neighboring countries, the Neeraj Chopra Classic competition has also been postponed.
After being trolled on social media, Neeraj Chopra recently clarified in an interview that he and Arshad ‘were never really close friends’. Neeraj confirmed after the terrorist attack that his relationship with Arshad will not be the same in view of the increasing tension between the two countries.
Arshad’s response to Neeraj’s statement
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem has now reacted to Neeraj’s statement. During a press conference in Lahore ahead of the upcoming Asian Athletics Championship, Arshad was asked about Neeraj’s statement. On which Arshad Nadeem refused to comment. Arshad said, ‘I do not want to comment on Neeraj due to the ongoing conflict with India.’ He further said, ‘I come from a village and I will only say that my family and I will always stand with our army.’
What did Arshad say on Neeraj’s 90 meter throw?
When asked about Neeraj’s brilliant performance in Doha, Arshad simply said that ‘it is good for him’. Let us tell you that Arshad did not participate in the Doha Diamond League. Neeraj made headlines by throwing 90.23 meters in that league. Arshad also said, ‘I have always said that I always compete with myself and my ambition is to touch the distance of 100 meters one day.’ The Pakistani athlete will participate in the Asian Athletics Championships to be held in Gumi, South Korea from May 27.
Neeraj and Arshad have been rivals since 2018
The rivalry between Neeraj and Arshad has been there since the 2018 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, but this rivalry reached new heights in the Paris Olympics. In which Pakistan’s Arshad won the gold medal with an Olympic record throw of 92.97 meters and Neeraj won the silver medal with a throw of 87 meters.
Neeraj’s brilliant performance in Doha Diamond League
Recently, Neeraj made headlines by joining the top 90 meter club with his best throw of 90.23 meters in the Doha Diamond League on May 16. He became only the 25th athlete to touch the 90 meter mark in the history of men’s javelin throw. Despite his career-best performance, Neeraj finished second behind Julian Weber of Germany, who threw the javelin 91.06m.
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