Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh ne kaha hai ki Indian superstar Neeraj Chopra aur Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem ke beech ki dosti dikhati hai ki sports borders se paray hai aur logon ko ek karta hai. Thursday ko, Paris mein Nadeem ne gold medal jeeta Olympic record throw ke saath, jo tha 92.97m, jabki defending champion Chopra ne silver medal jeeta apne season-best 89.45m throw ke saath.
Harbhajan Singh ne Neeraj aur Arshad ki Dosti ko Saraha
Harbhajan ne kaha, “Humne kuch acchi tasveeren dekhi jahan Neeraj aur Nadeem ceremony ke baad ek doosre se baat kar rahe the, dono apne flags pakde hue aur ek doosre ki izzat karte hue. Yeh dikhata hai ki sports boundaries ke par hai aur sabko ek karta hai, yeh dono ke zariye diya gaya ek bohot accha message hai.”
Harbhajan ne apne khel ke daur ke baare mein bhi baat ki jab India-Pakistan ke matches hote the. “Jab hum Pakistan ke khilaf cricket khelte the, field par competition hoti thi, lekin field ke bahar humari acchi bonding hoti thi,” 44 saal ke off-spinner ne kaha, jo ab Rajya Sabha MP bhi hain.
Chopra ke Paris mein javelin final ke baad, Harbhajan ne Neeraj ki maa ke ek statement ka bhi zikr kiya. “Neeraj ki maa ne ek bohot accha statement diya, unhone kaha ki gold winner (Nadeem) bhi kisi maa ka beta hai aur wo bhi hamare apne bete jaisa hi hai. Aise statements dekhna accha lagta hai aur ye dikhata hai ki sports boundaries se par hai.”
Harbhajan ne dono athletes ko congratulate kiya aur Neeraj ko apne desh ka hero aur pride kaha. “Jo Neeraj ne kiya, wo hum sab ke liye bohot badi baat hai, desh ka flag uncha rakhna sabse badi priority hai. Ek athlete hone ke naate, main samajh sakta hoon ki aap hamesha top par finish karna chahte ho, lekin sports mein aapko apna best dena hota hai, aur Neeraj ne apna best diya, chahe wo gold na jeet paye ho.”
Harbhajan ne Neeraj ke young generation ke liye inspiration hone ki baat bhi ki. “Unhone bohot se dil jeete hai aur unhone naye generation ko inspire kiya hai. India ke liye back-to-back medals jeetne ke liye unko congratulations.”
Harbhajan ne wrestler Vinesh Phogat ke disqualification par apna disappointment bhi express kiya, jo unke 50kg gold-medal bout se sirf 100gm overweight hone ki wajah se hua. Unhone kaha, “Yeh dekhna bohot disappointing aur dukhad hai ki Vinesh final nahi khel paayi sirf 100gm overweight hone ki wajah se. Olympics ke rules sabke liye hote hain, lekin ek athlete ke liye yeh period bohot mushkil hota hai.”
Harbhajan ne Vinesh ko support karte hue kaha ki wo desh ka pride hai, aur chahe gold medal na jeet paayi ho, wo hamari gold medalist hai.
Harbhajan ne ye bhi kaha ki Vinesh ke team ne bohot mehnat ki situation ko theek karne ke liye, lekin unfortunately wo nahi ho paya.
