‘Kya Fenkta Hai’- Virender Sehwag shares a heart-warming post after Neeraj Chopra bags silver medal at at the World Athletics Championship
A few years ago, a medal in athletics competitions was unheard of for India. However, after Neeraj Chopra did that unthinkable at the Olympics last year, there is a new found hope for India now. In fact, it is Chopra, who has brought India to the centre of attention once again. The athlete secured a silver medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championship 2022.
This happened after a long gap of 19 years, the 24-year-old received praise from all across. Former Indian Cricketer Virender Sehwag also reacted to Neeraj Chopra’s silver medal win at the World Athletics Championship.
The reigning Gold Medal winner at the Olympics in the javelin, Neeraj Chopra was expected to do well at the championship. He did brilliantly well in the qualification but in the main event, he fell short, to begin with. While he began on a bad note with a foul, the successive attempts were also difficult for him However, he was consistently improving. At the end of the third throw, he was still not in line for a medal.
However, everything changed for him in his fourth throw. As soon as he made the throw, he made a loud scream, and he seemed confident of having delivered his best. It turned out to be true as he achieved a distance of 88.13 m. He came to the second position and it became hard for the others to overtake him. Anderson Peters, with a throw of 90.54 m, secured the gold medal. For India, Neeraj’s medal is the first since Anju Bobby George’s bronze medal win in the women’s long jump in 2003.
Neeraj Chopra is only 24 years of age and there are plenty of tournaments left for him to play. There is great hope that he would bring more medals and laurels to the country.
Virender Sehwag on Neeraj Chopra’s Win
The former cricketer is known for his witty replies on social media. Here is what he said –
Years from now there is going to be a generation of youngsters for whom “Kya Fenkta Hai” is going to be a massive compliment, thanks to this champion #NeerajChopra .
Once again making India proud with a Silver🥈 at the World Athletics Championship. pic.twitter.com/walAWtyxd3
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 24, 2022
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