NEW DELHI: Star India javelin thrower and Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra mentioned on Monday that he objectives to be technically higher than earlier than and has discovered to control force and center of attention, carry out at high-profile occasions just like the Olympics over time he has spent in his game.
Neeraj will start his 2023 athletics season on May 5 within the Doha Diamond League. He is the present diamond league champions. He become the 1st Indian athlete to win the prized trophy when he received it in September of ultimate yr on the finals in Zurich.
The Doha leg of the Diamond League, which shall be contested on the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar, is the place the Indian javelin-throwing ace will try to protect his identify this yr.
Neeraj Chopra will compete within the Doha, Lausanne, Monaco, and Zurich legs of the 2023 Diamond League season to be able to qualify for this yr’s finals in Eugene, US.
High-profile occasions just like the Asian Games, ranging from September 23 in China and the World Athletics Championships also are part of Chopra’s large 2023 season.
“Preparation has been really good. We have been focusing on my strength. Now, we are working on the technical aspect and trying to fine-tune things before Doha (Diamond League). This is going to be a long season with the Asian Games. in September-October, so I want to make myself technically better than before,” Neeraj Chopra informed theOlympics.com.
He may be the present Asian Games champion, having secured a gold medal on the 2018 version of the video games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Neeraj had additionally received the silver medal on the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, USA ultimate yr and shall be aiming for the gold this time. The 2023 version of the championship is scheduled to be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to August 27.
The Olympic champion, who may be India’s nationwide file holder in his self-discipline, has no longer competed at an tournament since his triumph at Zurich ultimate yr because of an harm. He had as a result ignored the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham from July to August ultimate yr.
With the Paris 2024 Olympics arising, this season is a an important one for Neeraj and is full of lots of expectancies from fanatics.
“I know that the pressure and expectations will be high from Paris 2024 but all these years, I have learned how to maintain myself and how to focus on big competitions and how to perform on the big platforms like the Olympics.”
“The last medal will motivate me for the next one, and the Tokyo Olympics medal has been a big motivation for the next Games,” Neeraj Chopra concluded.
2022 used to be an ideal yr for Neeraj. In June, he made a brand new nationwide file and completed with a silver medal with a throw of 89.30 meters on the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland, making improvements to his personal earlier nationwide file of 88.07 meters which he had set in Patiala in March ultimate yr.
In June once more, he gave any other sterling efficiency as he clinched gold within the 2022 Kuortane Games in Finland. Neeraj threw 86.69m to clinch the highest prize in difficult and rainy stipulations.
At the World Athletics Championships in July, Neeraj Chopra made historical past by way of turning into simplest the second one Indian and the 1st male monitor and box athlete to take house a medal. He completed 2nd and received the silver medal, understanding his goal of profitable a World medal with a throw of 88.13 metres. Anju Bobby George received a bronze medal for India within the lengthy leap festival earlier than Neeraj.
In September, Chopra made historical past by way of turning into the first-ever Indian to win the celebrated Diamond League trophy, a top-tier athletics festival, attaining the most productive throw of 88.44 m to clinch some of the largest wins of his profession.
He now holds the male javelin file because of a throw within the Stockholm Diamond League that measured 89.94 metres, with which he broke his personal file. He clinched a silver medal on the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm and broke his personal earlier file.
Neeraj will start his 2023 athletics season on May 5 within the Doha Diamond League. He is the present diamond league champions. He become the 1st Indian athlete to win the prized trophy when he received it in September of ultimate yr on the finals in Zurich.
The Doha leg of the Diamond League, which shall be contested on the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar, is the place the Indian javelin-throwing ace will try to protect his identify this yr.
Neeraj Chopra will compete within the Doha, Lausanne, Monaco, and Zurich legs of the 2023 Diamond League season to be able to qualify for this yr’s finals in Eugene, US.
High-profile occasions just like the Asian Games, ranging from September 23 in China and the World Athletics Championships also are part of Chopra’s large 2023 season.
“Preparation has been really good. We have been focusing on my strength. Now, we are working on the technical aspect and trying to fine-tune things before Doha (Diamond League). This is going to be a long season with the Asian Games. in September-October, so I want to make myself technically better than before,” Neeraj Chopra informed theOlympics.com.
He may be the present Asian Games champion, having secured a gold medal on the 2018 version of the video games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Neeraj had additionally received the silver medal on the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, USA ultimate yr and shall be aiming for the gold this time. The 2023 version of the championship is scheduled to be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to August 27.
The Olympic champion, who may be India’s nationwide file holder in his self-discipline, has no longer competed at an tournament since his triumph at Zurich ultimate yr because of an harm. He had as a result ignored the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham from July to August ultimate yr.
With the Paris 2024 Olympics arising, this season is a an important one for Neeraj and is full of lots of expectancies from fanatics.
“I know that the pressure and expectations will be high from Paris 2024 but all these years, I have learned how to maintain myself and how to focus on big competitions and how to perform on the big platforms like the Olympics.”
“The last medal will motivate me for the next one, and the Tokyo Olympics medal has been a big motivation for the next Games,” Neeraj Chopra concluded.
2022 used to be an ideal yr for Neeraj. In June, he made a brand new nationwide file and completed with a silver medal with a throw of 89.30 meters on the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland, making improvements to his personal earlier nationwide file of 88.07 meters which he had set in Patiala in March ultimate yr.
In June once more, he gave any other sterling efficiency as he clinched gold within the 2022 Kuortane Games in Finland. Neeraj threw 86.69m to clinch the highest prize in difficult and rainy stipulations.
At the World Athletics Championships in July, Neeraj Chopra made historical past by way of turning into simplest the second one Indian and the 1st male monitor and box athlete to take house a medal. He completed 2nd and received the silver medal, understanding his goal of profitable a World medal with a throw of 88.13 metres. Anju Bobby George received a bronze medal for India within the lengthy leap festival earlier than Neeraj.
In September, Chopra made historical past by way of turning into the first-ever Indian to win the celebrated Diamond League trophy, a top-tier athletics festival, attaining the most productive throw of 88.44 m to clinch some of the largest wins of his profession.
He now holds the male javelin file because of a throw within the Stockholm Diamond League that measured 89.94 metres, with which he broke his personal file. He clinched a silver medal on the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm and broke his personal earlier file.