‘Wanted to console Vetter with a hug after gold’: Neeraj Chopra

Mohammad Kaif requested the duo about their relationship with opponents off the sphere. “When folks watch sportspersons on TV, they see aggression and have a go at one another,” Kaif stated, whereas talking to Punia. “However after the occasion is over, we sit with them, develop a friendship. Bajrang, for you particularly since you play a contact sport.” The wrestler replied there’s plenty of bonhomie among the many rivals as soon as their bouts are over.

Referring to a latest incident, the place Chopra’s feedback in relation to Pakistani javelin thrower Nadeem Arshad had been taken out of context, Punia stated: “Just lately, there was a difficulty with Neeraj and a Pakistani thrower. On the sphere, we’re rivals. Off the mat, we’re all like brothers. In wrestling, we’ve got to actually struggle with one another and we’ve got that drive to beat the opposite individual. After we are off it, the ambiance is good and there’s a lot of bonhomie.”

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