Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Thursday said he changed into pained with the aid of the debate surrounding his feedback on Pakistani Arshad Nadeem the usage of his javelin during the Tokyo Games and known as the entire furore "propaganda aimed toward pushing a dirty schedule."
The 23-year-old Army man, who received India's maiden Olympic medal in athletics -- a gold in Tokyo, stated no person should use his call to rake up any controversy.
"I could request every person to delight now not use me and my comments as a medium to in addition your vested interest and propaganda," Chopra, who have become handiest the second Indian to win an person Olympic gold, stated on his Twitter manage.
"Sports teaches us to be together and united. I'm extremely disenchanted to peer a number of the reactions from the public on my recent comments.
"There changed into not anything wrong with Arshad Nadeem the usage of my javelin to put together, it's far within regulations and please do no longer use my call to push a dirty schedule," he introduced.
Chopra, in a latest interview, said that he changed into searching for his private javelin earlier than his first throw at some stage in the Olympic final on August 7 and discovered Nedeem holding it.
According to guidelines, any javelin submitted to the officials by way of a competitor for his use also can be used by any other player. This rule applies in all discipline occasions besides for pole vault.
Chopra, who had used Valhalla model of Nordic brand all through the very last, made it clear that Nadeem, who had finished fifth, had not done some thing incorrect.
"A controversy (mudda) has come up that I had talked about taking the javelin from Pakistani participant Arshad Nadeem before my first throw inside the final (on August 7). It has been made right into a huge controversy," Chopra said in a video clip posted along together with his tweet.
"It's is a completely simple aspect, we preserve our private javelin (inner a keeping rack) however it may be utilized by all people. It is the guideline and there is not anything wrong in that. He (Nadeem) turned into having the javelin and getting ready for his throw. I requested him to present it to me for my throw.
"I am very unhappy that a massive controversy has been created taking my call. We javelin throwers percentage an excellent bond and speak to each different well."
A former educate echoed Chopra's view.
"There is no controversy. It isn't which you delivered your personal javelin and no one can use it. When you submitted it, others can also use it. Any participant can use any javelin which is there (inside the maintaining rack)," he told PTI.
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