Earlier, the Olympics.com had reported that Neeraj pulled himself out of the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet in the Czech Republic due to an injury. The event is set to take place on May 28.
Olympic and World Championships gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra took to social media on Thursday to express happiness at his triumphant return to national-level competitions with a gold medal at Federation Cup on Wednesday
This upcoming meet, which is also a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold label event, is the 63rd edition of the Ostrava Golden Spike competition. On the road to the Paris Olympics 2024, happening from July 26 to August 11 this year, Neeraj kickstarted his season on May 11 with a second-
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated Olympic gold medalist and World Champion Neeraj Chopra for securing a gold medal in the men's javelin throw competition in the ongoing Federation Cup on Wednesday.
Following his win, Neeraj said in the press conference, "The competition was very good. The weather was hot. I had come from Doha. It took a lot of time to recover and travel. That is why I took only four throws because I have to compete once again in 10-12 days. I felt really good playing h
Chopra bagged the gold, with the best throw of 82.27 m. DP Manu, a silver medalist in the Asian Athletics Championships, bagged the second spot with the best effort of 82.06 m. The Asian Games silver medalist Kishore Jena however could not secure a podium position. Uttam Patil, with a throw