{"id":111271,"date":"2024-08-09T15:02:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/nadeem-ka-dost-bhi-hai-bhai-bhi-hai-pakistan-olympic-champions-mother-on-neeraj-chopra-paris-olympics-2024-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:02:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:02:26","slug":"nadeem-ka-dost-bhi-hai-bhai-bhi-hai-pakistan-olympic-champions-mother-on-neeraj-chopra-paris-olympics-2024-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/nadeem-ka-dost-bhi-hai-bhai-bhi-hai-pakistan-olympic-champions-mother-on-neeraj-chopra-paris-olympics-2024-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Nadeem ka dost bhi hai, bhai bhi hai&#8217;: Pakistan Olympic champion&#8217;s mother on Neeraj Chopra | Paris Olympics 2024 News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-112407355,imgsize-45406.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Nadeem ka dost bhi hai, bhai bhi hai&#8217;: Pakistan Olympic champion&#8217;s mother on Neeraj Chopra | Paris Olympics 2024 News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Nadeem ka dost bhi hai, bhai bhi hai&#8217;: Pakistan Olympic champion&#8217;s mother on Neeraj Chopra | Paris Olympics 2024 News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Raziah Parveen, the mother of Pakistani athlete <!-- -->Arshad Nadeem<!-- -->, shared her affection for Indian javelin thrower <!-- -->Neeraj Chopra<!-- -->, referring to him as both a friend and a brother to her son in a heartwarming display of sportsmanship and cross-border camaraderie.<br \/>Parveen expressed her sentiment following Nadeem&#8217;s historic victory in the men&#8217;s javelin throw final at the <!-- -->Paris 2024 Olympic Games<!-- -->, a win that marked Pakistan&#8217;s first Olympic medal in over three decades, its first gold in forty years, and first-ever <!-- -->gold medal<!-- --> in track and field events.<br \/>Parveen revealed that she had been praying for the success of both athletes. &#8220;Woh bhi mere bete jaisa hai. Woh Nadeem ka dost bhi, hai bhai bhi hai (He is like a son to me. He is Nadeem&#8217;s friend, and also like a brother),&#8221; she told Pakistani media.<\/p>\n<p>Nadeem&#8217;s triumph was celebrated with his family members offering sweets to his mother. Despite facing challenges such as training with outdated equipment and limited access to modern training facilities \u2014 a stark contrast to the resources available to his international counterparts \u2014 Nadeem&#8217;s dedication and skill propelled him to Olympic glory.<br \/>His achievement not only fulfilled a promise to his mother to excel and bring honour to Pakistan but also set a new Olympic record with a throw of 92.97 meters.<br \/>On the other hand, Saroj Devi, Neeraj&#8217;s mother, also expressed a sentiment of universal kinship, stating her happiness with her son&#8217;s <!-- -->silver medal<!-- --> and acknowledging Nadeem&#8217;s gold as a victory for a &#8220;child&#8221; she also holds dear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very happy with the silver, the one who got gold is also our child and the one who got silver is also our child&#8230;.all are athletes, all work hard,&#8221; Saroj said.<br \/>The spirit of mutual respect and support was further exemplified by Neeraj Chopra, who secured the silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters at the Paris <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/paris-olympics-2024\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Olympics<\/a>. Earlier in the year, Chopra had publicly advocated for the Pakistani government to provide Nadeem with better support.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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