Abhishek Bachchan hugs Neeraj Chopra tightly after he wins Silver medal for India at Paris Olympics 2024 – WATCH
Amidst speculations of a split from Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan was present at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Jr Bachchan won over hearts with a touching gesture for Neeraj Chopra after winning silver in the 2024 Olympics. In the stadium, the actor witnessed Chopra’s silver medal victory in the men’s javelin throw final. Abhishek Bachchan was seen hugging the Olympian in a video that went viral during the post-match celebration.
Abhishek Bachchan Hugs Neeraj Chopra – WATCH
Nice gesture by Abhishek Bachchan and you make the nation proud. Well done!
Congratulations @Neeraj_chopra1 on winning the Silver 🥈 medal for India. 🇮🇳#NeerajChopra #JavelinThrow#OlympicGames #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/YdPO9wc1yg— Sanjana Ganesan 🇮🇳 (@iSanjanaGanesan) August 9, 2024
A handful of Abhishek Bachchan’s photos from the stadium were posted on his fan page. He was seen clapping and supporting Team India at the stadium in the photos. The actor looked great in blue jeans and an orange shirt over a white t-shirt. He accessorised his appearance with vibrantly coloured spectacles.
Abhishek Bachchan at Paris Olympics 2024 – PICS
.@juniorbachchan was spotted in #Paris watching the #Olympics2024 pic.twitter.com/AX4exSoOPI
— Team Abhishek (@BachchanJrFC) August 8, 2024
Abhishek Bachchan also posted a photo from the stadium on Thursday. With a broad smile, he was pictured hoisting the national flag while wearing blue denim pants and a yellow shirt. His sister Shweta Bachchan and niece Navya Nanda dropped emojis in the post’s comments section. A collection of heart emoticons was also posted by Sonu Sood.
Chopra, 26, fell short of retaining his gold medal, finishing with a best throw of 89.45 meters. Despite a strong performance on his second attempt, he struggled with four consecutive foul throws, which prevented him from winning gold. Chopra became the second male athlete from post-independence India to win two Olympic medals in an individual event. Chopra’s first and third attempts were invalidated by red flags, and his final three attempts were fouls. Despite a strong performance in the qualification round with a throw of 89.34 meters, his 89.45-meter throw was not enough to retain his gold.
Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan won gold with a throw of 92.97 meters, breaking the mark established by Denmark’s Andreas Thorkildsen in Beijing 2008 and creating a new Olympic record. Anderson Peters of Grenada won bronze with an 88.54-meter throw. Neeraj said he was disappointed with his performance after failing to defend his gold medal.
(With ANI inputs)