Anand Mahindra Praised Neeraj Chopra Arshad Nadeem

The finest thing to witness is competition when people are having fun in between the competition. Sporting activities encourage discussion and, most importantly, a shared spirit of joy.

Any game can be loved passionately and by connecting people across boundaries, nationalities, and religious beliefs. International multi-event athletic competitions highlight the genuine spirit of the idea that we are all members of one big family.

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India and Pakistan are extremely passionate about athletic events and have a shared history, culture, and language. Whether it is a cricket match or a hockey match, every match between the two countries has seen an incredible display of sportsmanship and brotherhood between cricket players despite political and cultural tensions between them. When they are playing, they are nothing but just players.

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold medal in the javelin throw event at the Commonwealth Games in 2022

In the men’s javelin throw championship, Nadeem broke the 90-meter milestone and won the gold. Arshad shared the clip of his performance on Instagram.

Neeraj Chopra congratulates Arshad Nadeem for his gold at CWG

Neeraj Chopra’s message of congratulations to the athlete in the comments section caught more attention. Online admirers praised the athletes’ camaraderie. Neeraj wrote,

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“Congratulations Arshad bhai for Gold medal and crossing 90m with a new games record. Aage ke competitions ke liye all the best (Congratulations Arshad bhai for gold medal and crossing 90m with a new games record. Best of luck for future competitions.”

Neeraj Chopra congratulates Arshad Nadeem
Arshad Nadeem/Instagram

Anand Mahindra hails their friendship

The chairman of the Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, was also captivated by the respect Arshad and Neeraj share.

Anand Mahindra, an industrialist, praised this spirit of competitiveness that goes beyond animosity and hostility on Twitter. The 67-year-old industrialist posted a screenshot of Neeraj Chopra, who won gold in the Olympics in Tokyo, praising Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem.

In his tweet, Mahindra said that this is how the world ought to be. He continued by saying that Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem deserved gold medals for showing the difference between rivalry and animosity. His tweet read,

“This is how the world should be… A Gold medal to both of them for demonstrating the difference between competitiveness and enmity. #NeerajChopra #ArshadNadeem”

His tweet went viral within minutes and has already garnered more than 10,000 likes and over 500 retweets. On one hand, people are praising this sportsmanship between the players. Many people also highlight how this sportsmanship got backstabbed by Pakistani players by indulging themselves in petty politics.

While Anand Mahindra’s tweet got so many mixed reactions, Arshad Nadeem himself also thanked him for his virtuous tweet

Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan won the javelin throw event at the Commonwealth Games, giving his nation its first gold medal. Nadeem is the first Pakistani to ever make it to the Olympic final of a track event. With an 84.62m throw, he placed sixth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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