“We are very happy. For us, silver is also equal to gold. The one who got the gold (Arshad Nadeem) is also our child,” she said while talking to the media.

She also said that she was happy with the way his son delivered at the Olympics and pointed out that she was eager to cook her son’s favourite meal upon his return.

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Neeraj Chopra, who got India its first silver medal at the games, fell short of retaining his Olympic gold medal, finishing with a best throw of 89.45 metres.

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal–first for his country in the games. Nadeem threw an astonishing 92.97 metres for the victory.

He threw his arms up in celebration after breaking the Olympic record. “When I threw the javelin, I got the feel of it leaving my hand, and sensed it could be an Olympic record, inshallah (God willing),” Nadeem said.

He knelt down and kissed the ground after Chopra’s failed last attempt sealed his victory. The Pakistani finished fifth in Tokyo but improved to take silver at last year’s world championships.