MK Stalin took to his official X account and praised the Indian athletes from Tamil Nadu saying that their exceptional contribution has made the state beam with pride on this international stage.
"This season, somewhere in terms of distance, I felt slightly bad, I had injuries through the season. I wanted to end the 90m question this season, sorry I was not able to," Neeraj said during a virtual interaction.
Actors Mahesh Babu on Thursday hailed India's javelin stars Neeraj Chopra for winning gold medal and Kishore Kumar Jena for bagging silver at the Asian Games.
President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Adille Sumariwalla hailed Neeraj Chopra's ability to handle pressure after he clinched a gold medal in the men's javelin event in the Asian Games on Wednesday.
Kishore Jena broke his personal best in back-to-back throws and came close to gold medalist Neeraj Chopra's season-best throw of 88.88m with his 87.54m in the men's javelin throw final event in Hangzhou, China. Jena also qualified for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Neeraj Chopra successfully defended his gold medal while Kishore Jena broke his personal best in back-to-back throws and came close to Neeraj's season-best throw of 88.88m with his 87.54m in the men's javelin throw final event.
Neeraj's entry into the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium was met with enthusiastic applause from fans, and he impressively exceeded the 85m mark in his first attempt.
Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra defended his crown at the event while Jena took home silver medal with his power-packed performance in Hangzhou