Mothers of Olympic Rivals Unite: A Tale of Love and Sportsmanship

Shoaib Akhtar praised the heartfelt camaraderie between mothers of javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem, who embraced each other's sons as their own after a historic Olympic final in Paris. Despite being competitors, both athletes and their families displayed an inspiring example of unity, transcending national rivalries.

Shoaib Akhtar had just the right words to sum up the warm sentiments after the mothers of champion javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem called each other's sons their own following a historic Olympic final in Paris.

The warmth they exuded was a refreshing change from the often vile discourse that accompanies any India-Pakistan sporting showdown, fuelled by the ever-outraged keyboard warriors on social media.

Nadeem beat the Indian defending champion in Paris. Chopra clinched a silver medal with a season's best throw of 89.45m after Nadeem pulled off an Olympic record-breaking effort of 92.97m on Thursday night.

(With inputs from agencies.)