India Army Chief Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that if Pakistan ends cross-border terrorism, then his Army would also 'be like Neeraj Chopra'
General Rawat's response was to a journalist asking him this question after a picture of javellin thrower Chopra reaching out to his Pakistan competitor Arshad Nadeem, who won the bronze medal.
General Rawat, while speaking at an event to felicitate Asian Games medallists from the Army, also said the situation in Kashmir improved in 2017 as compared to the year before and in 2018, it was improving further.
Asked if there was any “sportsmanship” on display at the Indo-Pak border, General Rawat said, “They should make the first move, they should stop terrorism. If they stop terrorism, we will also be like Neeraj Chopra.”
General Rawat was speaking on the sidelines of an event where he was felicitating the athletes from the Army who won medals at the recently concluded Asian Games.
"It is important for Indian sportspersons to get international exposure for in the run-up to Mission Olympics 2020," he said.
He also motivated non-winners to keep working hard to win medals in future and said, "I want to congratulate the whole contingent and not only medal winners. Some have won this time and some might have not but they will keep working hard and I am sure they will bring more medals in the future."
Detailing about the preparations for Olympic Games, General Rawat said, "Preparations for Mission Olympics are continuously ongoing. We are trying that the maximum number of our sportsman can be sent this year for Olympics. From Army 73 sportsmen and coaches went this time in Asian Games. We have got a total number of 11 medals including 4 Silver and 4 Gold. We have now started excelling in many new sports as well. I hope that mission Olympics 2020 will also be very successful."
With ANI Inputs
