NEW DELHI: High praise has grow to be synonymous with javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra, at the age of 20. Former India athlete and World Championships bronze medallist Anju Bobby George termed him essentially the most promising young Indian athlete lately, whilst his former trainer Garry Calvert termed him a “once-in-a-generation-talent". And fact learn, it is exhausting to argue towards either of those statements.
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Chopra's appearing in the closing one year has escalated the youngster to the similar platform, if not above, as country's elite athletes.
From the Indian athletic contingent that departed for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to be held at Gold Coast City, in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland from April 4-15, to sharpen their abilities and acclimatise to the stipulations, Chopra is predicted to guide the quest for a medal.
It was handiest previous this month that Chopra officially qualified for the quadrennial games after hurling a spear to a distance of 85.94m in his 6th strive at the Federations Cup senior nationwide athletics Championships in Patiala. Chopra had previously met the qualifying standard all over the Indian GP, however the Athletics Federation of India had made it necessary for athletes to compare their performances at the Federation Cup.
Benefitting from his three-month low season stint in Offenburg, Germany, Chopra would not handiest be looking to win a medal but additionally hope to raised his non-public easiest of 86.48m from 2016, which remains the junior world file. Last year, Chopra’s 85.63m effort in Patiala was his easiest of the season. He won the Asian Championships gold in Bhubaneswar and participated in 3 Diamond League series occasions, finishing 5th in one of them. But he dissatisfied at the London World Championships, failing to make it to the overall spherical after a easiest effort of 82.26m.
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Chopra was in Offenberg till the first week of February and bagged silver at a contest where he hit 82.80m to finish second at the back of world champion Johannes Vetter of Germany. Chopra additionally made a strong return to the domestic competition circuit at the Indian Grand Prix where he outclassed the sphere to claim gold medal at the Run Adam Indian Grand Prix-1. Chopra threw a distance of 82.88m at the National Institute of Sports to finish neatly ahead of Vipin Kasana's 80.04m that bagged him a silver whilst Amit Kumar took the bronze with a 77.33m throw.
"My target this year to persistently throw above 85m mark and do higher than my non-public easiest. I think I will be able to do that at Gold Coast and win a medal for my country. That shall be my first medal in a big multi-sporting event," Chopra had stated.
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Chopra's appearing in the closing one year has escalated the youngster to the similar platform, if not above, as country's elite athletes.
From the Indian athletic contingent that departed for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to be held at Gold Coast City, in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland from April 4-15, to sharpen their abilities and acclimatise to the stipulations, Chopra is predicted to guide the quest for a medal.
Neeraj Chopra most sensible medal contender for India at CWG 2018
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It was handiest previous this month that Chopra officially qualified for the quadrennial games after hurling a spear to a distance of 85.94m in his 6th strive at the Federations Cup senior nationwide athletics Championships in Patiala. Chopra had previously met the qualifying standard all over the Indian GP, however the Athletics Federation of India had made it necessary for athletes to compare their performances at the Federation Cup.
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— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) 1521007776000Benefitting from his three-month low season stint in Offenburg, Germany, Chopra would not handiest be looking to win a medal but additionally hope to raised his non-public easiest of 86.48m from 2016, which remains the junior world file. Last year, Chopra’s 85.63m effort in Patiala was his easiest of the season. He won the Asian Championships gold in Bhubaneswar and participated in 3 Diamond League series occasions, finishing 5th in one of them. But he dissatisfied at the London World Championships, failing to make it to the overall spherical after a easiest effort of 82.26m.
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Chopra was in Offenberg till the first week of February and bagged silver at a contest where he hit 82.80m to finish second at the back of world champion Johannes Vetter of Germany. Chopra additionally made a strong return to the domestic competition circuit at the Indian Grand Prix where he outclassed the sphere to claim gold medal at the Run Adam Indian Grand Prix-1. Chopra threw a distance of 82.88m at the National Institute of Sports to finish neatly ahead of Vipin Kasana's 80.04m that bagged him a silver whilst Amit Kumar took the bronze with a 77.33m throw.
"My target this year to persistently throw above 85m mark and do higher than my non-public easiest. I think I will be able to do that at Gold Coast and win a medal for my country. That shall be my first medal in a big multi-sporting event," Chopra had stated.
Know your CWG athlete - Neeraj Chopra
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