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Neeraj Chopra brought glory to India by winning the silver medal in the men's javelin throw competition at the Paris Olympics. Many Bollywood celebs including Vicky Kaushal, R Madhavan, Malaika Arora celebrated Neeraj's achievement on social media.
Bollywood celebs celebrated Neeraj's silver win
R Madhavan was the first to congratulate Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem. Arshad won the gold medal with a throw of 92.97 meters and set a new record. Madhavan wrote on his Instagram story, 'What a great match it was… I won the game today.'
Vicky Kaushal also expressed his pride for Neeraj on his Instagram story and wrote, 'Best performance of the season. You always make us feel proud brother!!!'
Malaika Arora, who is currently watching the Olympics in Paris, expressed her happiness on seeing this historic moment live. Sharing a video of Neeraj Chopra, she wrote, 'This is a proud moment for my India. And it was amazing to see it live @neeraj_chopra.'
Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh also posted a photo of Neeraj celebrating his achievement and wrote, 'Wow! Neeraj, you did it again! Congratulations on winning your second Olympic medal! India is filled with pride!'
Although Neeraj Chopra could not win the gold medal, he still performed brilliantly with a throw of 89.45 meters. Despite four foul throws, Neeraj won the silver medal and became the second Indian man to win two Olympic medals. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the gold with a throw of 92.97 meters in the second attempt, which is the sixth longest throw in history.
TV actors congratulated the Indian hockey team on its bronze win
Also, the Indian men's hockey team won the bronze medal by finishing third in the Paris Olympics 2024. Harmanpreet Singh's team defeated Spain. After their victory, many TV actors including Ankita Lokhande, Nakuul Mehta, Vicky Jain congratulated the Indian hockey team.
'Bigg Boss OTT 2' winner Elvish Yadav wrote on Twitter, 'India won bronze medal in Olympics. PR Sreejesh!!'
Ankita Lokhande wrote on her Instagram story, 'Congratulations Team India. Fourth day of the week, fourth medal for India. What a day, what a game, and what a team. @hockeyindia, your hard work and passion have made us proud.'
Smriti Irani wrote, 'Great performance, tremendous victory… Congratulations to the Indian men's hockey team for defeating Spain in the Paris Olympics. This victory has made every Indian proud.'
Vicky Jain congratulated the Indian hockey team on winning the bronze medal and wrote, 'What a game you played boys, you gave India the fourth medal at the Paris Olympics 2024.'
Nakul Mehta praised PR Sreejesh and wrote, 'Thank you, champion! A legend of Indian hockey, you will be missed.'
The Indian hockey team could not win a medal in the Tokyo Olympics, but their victory in the Paris Olympics has made the entire country proud.
