A few hours after Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem and India’s Neeraj Chopra stormed to an impressive 1-2 finish in the javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, their respective mothers, Saroj Devi and Razia Parveen broke the internet with their heartwarming wishes for both athletes. 

Elated at her son’s silver medal, Neeraj’s mother Saroj Devi also expressed happiness for Nadeem, who beat the Indian with an Olympic record, saying that the latter is like her “own child”.