Tokyo Olympics 2021: Want to dedicate gold medal to Milkha Singh, PT Usha, says Neeraj Chopra.
While dedicating the Olympic gold medal to Milkha Singh, Neeraj Chopra said that it was his dream to see India win a medal in athletics but unfortunately he passed away, “He would have felt proud if he was here and if I was able to go to him.
I will dedicate this medal to him and P T Usha. P T Usha had missed out on a medal by a whisker, I think her dream has also been fulfilled.”
“I wanted to give my best at Olympics but I was not relaxed till I was sure about gold medal. The other participants were very good and they could have done better with any throw.
It is important to be mentally prepared, as soon as I saw their last attempt, I knew I’m getting gold and I celebrated,” said Neeraj.
” When I went to the stadium initially, sports was never part of the plan, neither was playing for the country and winning a medal at this level. God has been kind. No one in my family or in my village is into sports. Later, I worked really hard and got great support from everyone.
First of all, my uncle took me to the stadium as he always wanted me to become a sportsperson. When I started javelin throw, I never knew I would reach this level but I always wanted to play this sport, I was always determined to do hard work,” he added.
Neeraj Chopra on Saturday threw the javelin to a distance of 87.58m to pick the gold at the Olympics. He began his quest for a medal with a massive throw of 87. 03 meters and was leading the pack after the end of the first attempt. He bettered it with the second throw of 87.58m.