Asian Games 2018 | Sania Mirza praises Neeraj Chopra for his warm gesture after bagging gold
Sania Mirza has praised talented Javelin thrower and Asian Games medalist Neeraj Chopra for his sporting gesture towards his Pakistani opponent Arshad Nadeem after the Indian won a gold at the Asiad. Tweeting about it, Mirza has written that the field of sports is the best form of education.
Neeraj shattered his own national record by clearing a distance of 88.06m on Monday to give India only their second medal in the javelin throw event at the Asian Games. On the other hand, Nadeem settled for a bronze with a personal best of 80.75m.
During the medal
Why I always say SPORT is the best ‘education’you can provide your child with! Teaches you sportsmanship,equality ,respect and most importantly humanity! If only some people can learn this from our champion athletes too!! Well done to @Neeraj_chopra1 on the 🥇for 🇮🇳 👏🏽 https://t.co/YhyaRfbI9u
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) August 28, 2018
Speaking about the experience, Nadeem praised Chopra and said the Indian inspires him a lot. He further said he would like to have a foreign coach someday, just like Chopra, who has a great technique.
“Neeraj is an amazing talent. I have competed with him about eight times now including the SAFF Championships in India and Asian Junior Championships. But he has a foreign coach and I don’t. His achievements inspire me and my goal is to emulate him one day. He has got a great technique and I am sure he has got full support from the government,” Nadeem said.