Neeraj Chopra to shine at Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra, who has created many records for Indian athletics, will once again create history with his javelin in his second Olympics. His consistency will be tested once again, as he has been suffering from an adductor problem throughout the season. He will enter the qualification round on Tuesday and the final will be played on August 8.
If 26-year-old Neeraj Chopra wins gold, he will become the fifth player in the history of Olympics to retain the title. With this, he will also become the first Indian to win two gold medals in the Olympic individual category.
These 4 giants have achieved this feat
So far, Eric Lemming (Sweden 1908 and 1912), Jonny Myra (Finland 1920 and 1924), Neeraj’s idol Jan Zelenji (Czech Republic 1992 and 1996) and Andreas Tee (Norway 2004 and 2008) have appeared in the Olympics in the men’s javelin throw event. Could retain title in javelin throw event.
This year, Chopra participated in only three events, but his other competitors also did not perform well. Chopra threw 88.36 meters in the Doha Diamond League in May, while due to discomfort in the adductor he did not participate in the Ostrava Golden Spike on May 28 as a precaution.
Golden boy Neeraj Chopra is absolutely fit
He returned with a gold medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland in June with a throw of 85.97 metres. After this, he did not participate in the Paris Diamond League on 7 July. His coach dismissed concerns about fitness and said that there is no problem with his adductor now and he is practicing hard.
Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Jakub Wallach of Czech Republic, Julian Weber of Germany and former world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada will challenge him again.
India’s Kishor Jena, who had qualified last year at the Asian Games with a throw of 87.54 metres, is also in the race. Since then, however, he has not been able to reach even 80 meters.