Neeraj Chopra was leagues ahead of other athletes as he defended his gold medal in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games with a throw of 88.88-metre.
The only athlete who came close to competing with Neeraj was none other than his compatriot Kishore Jena.
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The Indian Army organised a felicitation ceremony on Wednesday to honour personnel, who won medals for the country in the recently-concluded Asian Games in China's Hangzhou.
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"This season, somewhere in terms of distance, I felt slightly bad, I had injuries through the season. I wanted to end the 90m question this season, sorry I was not able to," Neeraj said during a virtual interaction.
Actors Mahesh Babu on Thursday hailed India's javelin stars Neeraj Chopra for winning gold medal and Kishore Kumar Jena for bagging silver at the Asian Games.
President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Adille Sumariwalla hailed Neeraj Chopra's ability to handle pressure after he clinched a gold medal in the men's javelin event in the Asian Games on Wednesday.
Kishore Jena broke his personal best in back-to-back throws and came close to gold medalist Neeraj Chopra's season-best throw of 88.88m with his 87.54m in the men's javelin throw final event in Hangzhou, China. Jena also qualified for the Paris Olympics in 2024.