Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem are set to face one another for the primary time because the Paris Olympics within the World Athletics Championships 2025. Eyes will probably be pinned on Neeraj and Arshad after the latest handshake gate within the Asia Cup 2025 and after the latest tensions between India and Pakistan.
The no-handshake row within the Asia Cup 2025 conflict between India and Pakistan gamers has stirred some controversy. The Indian gamers averted a handshake with their Pakistani counterparts after thrashing them of their Asia Cup 2025 group stage match in Dubai on Sunday.
Because of the latest political tensions between the 2 nations, Indian gamers averted any pleasant gestures with Pakistani gamers. They solely performed in opposition to them after receiving clearance from the Indian authorities for multi-national clashes.
Aside from the cricket circle, two famend India and Pakistani athletes – Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem – will probably be sharing the identical stage on the World Athletics Championships.
Neeraj, Arshad in several teams in Qualifying occasion
The event is presently underway in Tokyo; nonetheless, the Javelin occasion will happen on September 17 and 18. The 2 are pitted in reverse teams within the qualifying occasion on Wednesday, September 17, however are all set to fulfill within the closing on Thursday, given the domination they’ve exerted in latest occasions. So will they be unscathed from the Asia Cup controversy?
Neeraj discovered himself in controversy as a consequence of NC Traditional occasion
Neeraj was lately criticised by some quarters in India after he invited Arshad Nadeem to the NC Traditional 2025, an inaugural Javelin event that came about on July 5.
The occasion was earlier set to happen in Could, however as a result of tensions between the 2 nations at the moment, following the Pahalgam terror assault and India’s Operation Sindoor, the occasion was rescheduled for July 5.
Neeraj had initially invited Arshad to the Could occasion and was criticised, however he had clarified that the invitation was despatched to the Pakistani athlete ‘two days earlier than’ the Pahalgam terror assault came about on April 22. He had additionally acknowledged, “In any case that has taken place over the past 48 hours, Arshad’s presence on the NC Traditional was fully out of the query.” In the meantime, Arshad had additionally declined to return to India for the occasion as he was as a consequence of function within the Asian Athletics Championships.
The 2 have shared phases many occasions and have additionally greeted one another, however as a result of present state of affairs and the sentiment throughout the borders, the 2 are unlikely to be very pleasant on the Worlds.