Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra has made the nation proud again as he clinched Gold at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. As the nation celebrated his big win, B-town too sent best wishes to the 'golden boy of Indian athletics' who has etched his name in history by becoming the first-ever Indian to secure a gold medal at this championship.
On Monday, several Bollywood celebs congratulated Chopra. ‘Udta Punjab’ actor Shahid Kapoor shared a pic-ture on his Instagram stories and wrote: “Congratulations to our world champion. #Proud.”
Shahid’s ‘Jab We Met’ co-star, Kareena Kapoor Khan shared a video on her stories and wrote: “So proud of you #Champion.” National Award winning actress Kangana Ranaut shared a post on her stories and wrote: "Con-gratulations India. Undoubtedly the greatest of all time."
Director Farhan Akhar also shared a similar picture and wrote: "Congratulations (clap emojis) Onwards and up-wards @neeraj_chopra (gold medal emoji) @worldathletics #javelin."
Vicky Kaushal shared photos of Neeraj's wins at the Olympics 2021, Diamond League 2022, and the most re-cent World Athletics Championships 2023, as he called him an "Absolute Legend”.
Malaika Arora wrote: "Another proud win for India. Congratulations @neeraj_chopra."
Abhishek Bachchan, who is receiving a lot of positive response for his recently released film ‘Ghoomer’, took to his Instagram Storya as he shared a picture of Neeraj. He wrote on the picture: "Once again, @neeraj_chopra fills us with pride as he secures gold in the men's javelin throw competition at the #World Athletics Championships."
Anushka Sharma shared the achievement on her Instagram Stories and wished, "Congratulations @neeraj_chopra! This is remarkable. Such a proud moment for India." Neeraj recorded his best throw of 88.17 metres in his second attempt. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, the Commonwealth Games champion, secured silver with a throw of 87.82 metres while Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic settled for the bronze with a best throw of 86.67 metres. IANS
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