Tokyo: The Indian Olympic contingent here throws a warm reception for the Javelin Neeraj Chopra thrower after he became the first gold-and-field medalist in the match that will end tonight.
Indian Athletes and Officials, including Manpreet Singh’s Hockey Captain, praised the historical achievement of Neeraj on Saturday night in a small celebration at Games Village.
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“All countries talk about Neeraj at this time.
He has done all the hard work and he deserves it (gold).
We are all very proud of him.” I also want to congratulate all athletes who gave the best on the Olympic internet, “said Manpreet, whose team also did something special by winning the Olympic medal in hockey for the first time in 41 years.
Manpreet is also grateful to Indian officials to care for Good athlete.
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https://t.co/NP7VTXFT4B- Manpreet Singh (@ manpreetpawar07) 1628383653000A The majority of the Indian contingent will fly back on the day Monday morning and with a number of felicitation ceremonies dining for medal winners, celebrations will not stop in the near future.
With seven medals in Tokyo, India recorded its best performance at the Olympics exceeding the efforts of six medals in London 2012.