Javelin was an underrated sport in India until Neeraj Chopra scored a gold in the same in the 2021 olympics. Chopra redefined javelin as a sport in India, thereby educating people about the same. To everyone’s surprise, Chopra’s win didn’t only make people aware but also fellow players.
Saina Nehwal, the ace badminton player, confessed in her recent appearance that she wasn’t aware of javelin being an olympic sport until Neeraj Chopra brought the spotlight to the sport. The player justified by stating the vast expanse of athletics. "When Neeraj won, that is when I got to know about athletics has got this game too.
You'll gain knowledge only when you see it, right? If you don't see, how will you know? I did not know about javelin throw. Frankly, I didn't know," Nehwal told journalist Shubhankar Mishra in an interview. "Because athletics has many sports.
I got to know only when the results came, that is when I knew. I am sure people didn't know about badminton. I did not know who Prakash sir is.
.." Saina didn't know about javelin before 'Neeraj Chopra'.
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😌🙏 (@joeyp225) August 12, 2024 The player-turned-politician further mentioned that unawareness was voluntary but it is difficult to delve into other things when one is already engrossed in a particular sport. She said, “"It's not that you don't want to know, but you're so busy in your own field, how much time do you get deep into something else. If not you'll have to Google everything non-stop.
If you're perfect in your own field, that's more than enough," This statement from Nehwal caught the internet’s attention and people were quick to react to the player’s unawareness. "Kangana Ranaut of sports," many users said, comparing her to the actor-turned-politician. “Very surprising that a sportsperson of Saina Nehwal's calibre should feign ignorance about javelin event,” X user Sylvia Francis said.
“Entire India only knew Saina Nehwal because her name sounded similar to tennis sensation Sania Mirza,” another user, Vinay Kumar Dokania, said. READ MORE: Olympic Bronze Medalist Shooter Sarabjot Singh Rejects Government Job For This Reason.
