Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant made a daring pledge to supporters on social media when Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men’s javelin throw final at the Olympics in Paris.
Neeraj Chopra, the star javelin thrower from India, began his defense of the Olympic championship on Tuesday in the qualification round of the current Olympics in Paris with an attempt of 89.34 meters. Neeraj advanced straight to the final with his season-best throw in the qualifier, which came very near to his personal best of 89.94. Neeraj will now attempt to win a gold medal for a second time in a row at the Olympics on Thursday in the men’s javelin throw final. Indian cricket player Rishabh Pant made a daring social media pledge to supporters after Neeraj qualified for the tournament final.
Pant said on social networking site X that he would select a single, lucky winner from among those who liked and commented on his post, and that winner would receive Rs 1,00,089, only in Neeraj wins gold on Thursday.
“If tomorrow Neeraj Chopra wins a gold medal. The lucky winner who likes the tweet and comments the most will receive 100089 Rupees from me. Additionally, airline tickets will be awarded to the top 10 individuals who attempted to gain attention. Let’s rally support for my brother from India and beyond,” Pant declared on Wednesday through X.
The 26-year-old won the top spot in Group B with his first throw, surpassing the automatic qualifying standard of 84 meters, much like his performance in the qualifying round of the Tokyo Olympics.
The amazing performance, which ranks as the second greatest of Chopra’s career, also allayed worries about his fitness when he disclosed that he had been dealing with an adductor strain in the lead-up to the Games. His best distance is still 89.94 meters, which he ran in 2022.
With his incredible throw, Chopra, the current world champion, won the qualification round, which consisted of Groups A and B. Grenada’s Anderson Peters (88.63m), a two-time world champion, finished second both overall and in Group B.
Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, the current Commonwealth Games champion, also qualified for the finals with a throw of 86.59 meters in Group B. Julian Weber of Germany, who won Group A with 87.76, placed third overall.
