Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker reportedly left an event in Chennai on Wednesday.
After a reporter asked her mother a question on the viral video of her chatting with javelin star Neeraj Chopra during Paris Olympics 2024. Bhaker, 22, attended an event at Chennai’s Velammal Nexus School, which feliciated the champion shooter.
Earlier this month, two videos from Paris created a storm on the internet, one of Neeraj Chopra in a conversation with Manu Bhaker and the other, that shows him talking to the shooter’s mother.
In the second clip, Sumedha Bhaker holds Chopra’s hand as they engage in an animated conversation. The video has racked up over a million views on X (formerly Twitter). Many people jokingly concluded that the elder Mrs Bhaker was sizing up Chopra as a suitable match for her daughter.
The short clips promoted fans of Manu Bhaker and Neeraj Chopra to suggest that the duo would make a great couple.
Here’s what happened at the Chennai event
At the Chennai event on Wednesday, Bhaker fielded several questions from journalists. A reporter asked her about wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification and the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) verdict on her appeal.
“Vinesh’s judgement was politically motivated. What’s your opinion?” the reporter asked Bhaker, according to a report by Sportstar. Before the shooter could respond, another reporter shot a question to Bhaker’s mother.
“What was your conversation with Neeraj (Chopra)?” the reporter asked Sumedha Bhaker, Sportstar reported. The question was the last straw that prompted Manu Bhaker to leave the event, the report said.
Manu Bhaker scripted history at Paris Olympics 2024 by becoming the first Indian athlete post Independence to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. On the other hand, Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in men’s javelin, three years after he bagged a gold in the Tokyo edition of the Games