Vinesh Phogat: The whole country is praying in one voice that Vinesh Phogat gets the silver medal, but what if the CAS decision goes against her? When our javelin star and India's silver medallist in Paris Neeraj Chopra was asked a question regarding this, he won everyone's heart with his answer. Somewhere in his answer, the pain of the fact that the country very quickly forgets the players who do not win medals was also visible.

Neeraj's answer about Vinesh won hearts

Vinesh Phogat, India's daughter and the one who performed brilliantly in Paris, has appealed against her disqualification in the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). Only time will tell what happens in the decision, but when Neeraj was questioned about this, he made a special appeal to the countrymen.

Neeraj said, 'Look, we all know that it will be great if we get a medal. What if we don't get a medal? We know that the medal was certain. I don't know, I feel that as long as there is no medal, one thing remains. People remember for a few days. They will say that you are our champion, for us, you are a champion, but I feel that as long as you are not on the podium, people forget very quickly. This is the only fear I have.

If people don't forget, it won't matter whether there is a medal or not. I just request people not to forget what Vinesh has done for her country.

Let us tell you that Vinesh created a sensation by defeating the world champion in the first-round match. She had won 3 back to-back matches and secured her place in the final of the Paris Olympics and secured a silver medal, but on the day of the final match, she was disqualified due to being 100 grams overweight. Vinesh has also appealed against this in CAS.