“Woh Bhi Meri Maa Hai”: Arshad Nadeem’s Heartwarming Message For Neeraj Chopra’s Mom

Pakistan’s javelin throw star Arshad Nadeem had a heartwarming message for Neeraj Chopra’s mom after she mentioned that he was “like her son”. Nadeem scripted historical past by changing into the primary athlete from Pakistan to win a person Olympics gold medal as he claimed the highest prize in males’s javelin on the Paris Olympics 2024. Nadeem got here up with a mammoth 92.97m throw to interrupt the Olympic report and it was sufficient to beat Neeraj who may solely handle to win silver together with his season-best throw of 89.45m. Following the occasion, Neeraj’s mom – Saroj Devi – was requested about Nadeem and he or she mentioned that he’s additionally like a son to her. Nadeem responded to her assertion and mentioned that he was grateful for the truth that she prayed for him as effectively and mentioned that she can be like a mom to him.

“A mom is a mom for everybody, so she prays for everybody too. I am grateful to Neeraj Chopra’s mom. Woh bhi meri maa hai (She’s my mom too). She prayed for us, and we had been simply two gamers from South Asia who carried out on the world stage,” Nadeem informed Pakistani media after returning residence.

Pakistan will honour the ace athlete Arshad Nadeem with Hilal-e-Imtiaz, the second-highest award of the nation, for his stupendous feat on the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024.

The federal government additionally directed for a commemorative stamp titled ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ (dedication to stability) to be issued on the event of the 77th Independence Day subsequent week.

The 27-year-old received the gold on the elite males’s javelin throw competitors with a mammoth 92.97 m throw on Thursday at Paris which broke the Olympic report of 90.57 m set on the Beijing Olympics in 2008. It’s the first particular person gold in 40 years for the nation.

Following the directive by President Asif Ali Zardari, his workplace despatched a letter to the Cupboard Division for the formal conferment of the award, in keeping with state media.

“Arshad Nadeem’s exceptional efficiency has made the nation proud on the worldwide stage. His excellent success in athletics is a supply of pleasure for the nation,” President Zardari said in his letter.

(With PTI inputs)