Neeraj Chopra wins Silver medal at Paris Olympics 2024: Sunny Deol, Vicky Kaushal and others pour in congratulatory messages
Yet again, Neeraj Chopra proved that he's a champion. At the Paris Olympics 2024, Neeraj won Silver medal in the men's javelin throw competition. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won gold at the Olympics this year. In Tokyo, Chopra won gold with an 87.58-metre throw. This year, he surpassed his own record with an 89.45-metre throw. However, Nadeem defeated him with a 92.97-metre throw, thus winning the gold. As soon as Neeraj won the silver, several celebrities, like Sunny Deol, Vicky Kaushal, and others, congratulated him.
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Gadar 2 star Sunny Deol congratulated both Neeraj Chopra and the Indian Hockey team. The actor wrote on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), "Immensely proud of #NeerajChopra and #IndianHockeyTeam for winning #parisolympics2024 Silver and Bronze Respectively. Golden Man Neeraj, you are the pride of our nation to have kept the Tiranga Flying high."
Vicky Kaushal, who has been following the Olympics 2024 and even shared encouraging words for Vinesh Phogat earlier, also congratulated the silver medallist. On his Instagram story, the Bad Newz star wrote, "Season Best performance. You always make us proud, brother!!!"
Malaika Arora, who was in Paris' Stade de France on Thursday, also congratulated Neeraj. The model-actress shared several stories from the Paris Olympics and shared a video in which Neeraj is overjoyed and has the Indian flag in his hands. Arora wrote, "Wat a proud moment for my India. N too witness it live."
Check out celebs' reactions to Neeraj Chopra's Olympic 2024 achievement
Immensely proud of #NeerajChopra and #IndianHockeyTeam for winning #parisolympics2024 #Silver and #Bronze Respectively ????????
Golden Man Neeraj, you are the pride of our nation to have kept the Tiranga Flying high pic.twitter.com/yElHhbqiIj
Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) August 8, 2024
Meanwhile, on the work front, Sunny Deol will be next seen in Lahore 1947. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, the film also stars Preity Zinta and will be produced by Aamir Khan Productions. The actor will also be a part of Border 2, a sequel to his 1997 war film. Reportedly, Diljit Dosanjh will also be a part of the sequel.
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On the other hand, Vicky Kaushal was recently seen in Bad Newz. Directed by Anand Tiwari, the romantic comedy also stars Triptii Dimri and Ammy Virk. The actor's next is title Chhava. It is a historical drama directed by Laxman Utekar and also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, and Divya Dutta.