NEW DELHI, April 11, 2024
From our Sports Correspondent
Olympic Gold-medallist Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is aiming to breach the 90 mt-mark before Paris Olympics and says the way his preparations are going, it could happen anytime soon.
Neeraj Chopra’s best throw in competition came during the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League, where he hurled the spear to a distance of 89.94 mt. While he has breached 90 mt in training, he is yet to match it in competition.
The 26-year-old, who will be aiming to retain his Olympic Gold in Paris, said tiday, “I will try to breach the 90 mt- mark before that (Paris Olympics). Hopefully, it happens before Paris, everything is going on smoothly, so (people) might not have to wait till the Olympics, it might happen before that. The preparation is good.”
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