Chopra, 24,who clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt at the Tokyo Olympics, has been eyeing the coveted 90m for quite some time now. His personal best is 88.07m
Neeraj Chopra
An Olympic gold medal already in his pocket, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has his eyes set on breaching the 90m mark which he feels will get him an entry in the list of world’s best throwers.
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Chopra, 24,who clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt at the Tokyo Olympics, has been eyeing the coveted 90m for quite some time now. His personal best is 88.07m.
“Medal is one thing, distance is another. Crossing the 90m mark will put me in the list of the world’s best throwers,” Neeraj said. “I am close to it and can hit the mark soon, but I don’t think too much about it. But there is no pressure on me to reach the mark.”
Chopra is confident that the mark is around the corner and certain tweaks in his technique will help him achieve his goal. “The gap is of about 2m. It’s not too less but I don’t think it’s impossible as my training is good. I don’t think about it much but it’s a barrier that I’d like to breach this year. No major changes in my technique, I’ll need to improve what I am already doing. I’ll also look to work on explosive strength, core strength and speed as these factors will add up and the distance will be covered,” he added.
Neeraj revealed that he gained over 10kg after the Tokyo Games. “I ate everything I wanted to after I came back from the Olympics. I had gained close to 12-13 kgs,” he said.
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