2024-10-02 08:14:25
New Delhi: The manner in which India’s Navdeep Singh celebrated after winning gold in men’s javelin throw in the Paris Paralympic Games was in the news. After throwing the javelin, when he felt that it was enough to get the medal, he could not control his emotions. Many reels were made based on his style and are still being made. When NBT asked him why this was so, he said, ‘Things were not going well for me for the last four years. I was missing by a slim margin. Because of this I was disappointed with myself. This was the reason why when I thought that I had secured the medal, I could not control my emotions. Although this was not the first time, I celebrate like this every time after winning a medal.
Neeraj encouraged
Navdeep said that after winning the medal, I talked to not only the country but the world’s great javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra. He encouraged me a lot and said that next time, fix the target of doing even better and start working on it from now itself. However, Neeraj cautioned about celebrations and said that learn to control emotions.
everyone is in the same situation
Navdeep reached Gujarat for training on Friday. This was the first time after returning from Paris that Navdeep was going somewhere alone. When he was asked whether people recognized him now, his reply was, ‘From Delhi airport till reaching Gujarat, I got a lot of love from people. People now recognize all our para athletes, not just me. However, when he was asked that this happens only for a few days after the Olympics, his answer was, ‘This is not only for us para athletes but also for other athletes except cricket.’
Morale boosted after meeting PM
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited the athletes returning from the Paralympics to his residence. Regarding this meeting, Navdeep said, ‘To tell you the truth after meeting Modiji, morale got boosted. He talked to all the athletes. Told me you performed very well. We would like you to continue working hard and perform even better next time. To tell the truth, this has boosted morale a lot.