"Arshad Nadeem Ka din tha...": Neeraj Chopra after winning silver at Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE Updates: Neeraj Chopra surpassed his gold-medal throw from Tokyo but missed out on a second consecutive top finish due to an exceptional performance by Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem. The Indian men's hockey team gave PR Sreejesh a storybook ending to his career. He retired with two consecutive Olympic medals after starting his international journey when India first failed to qualify for the Games.

Neeraj Chopra threw 1.87m farther than his Tokyo Olympic gold-winning throw, but in Paris, he secured silver as Arshad Nadeem made history for Pakistan with an Olympic record throw of 92.97m, crossing 90m again with his final attempt to claim gold. Nadeem is the first Pakistani to win an individual Olympic gold. Neeraj becomes the third Indian, after PV Sindhu and Sushil Kumar, to win individual Olympic medals at two different Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Union Minister Giriraj Singh congratulates Neeraj Chopra

"It is the country's good luck (on Neeraj Chopra winning silver medal in Paris Olympics)...we could have won gold. We could have won gold (in wrestling) too but unfortunately (Vinesh) Phogat couldn't get it. Since the time, PM (Modi) has come, he has brought great awareness in the field of sports. Congress has done politics, but it never paid attention to sports," said Union minister Giriraj Singh in an interview to PTI.

Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: ‘Neeraj Chopra has scripted history…’ former India Olympian Om Prakash Singh Karhana

"Neeraj Chopra has scripted history by winning a Silver medal. He has become the first Indian athlete to win Silver and Gold medals in athletics. Neeraj gave his best performance today. Hopefully he will perform even better in the next Olympics," says former India Olympian Om Prakash Singh Karhana in an interview with PTI.