Chanu will however, only attend the women's 49 kg weigh-in and will not lift so as to protect herself from injury ahead of the Asian Games scheduled for this month later.
A total of Rs 5.89 Lakh have been sanctioned for the preparatory camp, set between September 1 and September 12. Neeraj, on Thursday finished second at the Diamond League event in Zurich after recording the best throw of 85.71m.
Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will go into the Zurich meet after winning a historic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 last week, becoming the first Indian to be crowned world champion in any track and field category.
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The Asian Games will take place from September 23 to October 8 in China. Becoming the Asian Champion will help the Indian side qualify for the Paris Olympics automatically.
The Tokyo Olympic gold medallist wasn't the only Indian to be competing in the final, as Kishore Jena (best of 84.77 m) and DP Manu (best of 84.14 m) finished fifth and sixth respectively.
India's Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra made history in the early hours of Monday, capturing his country's first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships and edging out Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem by less than a meter at the final of men's javelin throw event in Budapest.
As whole of the nation showers laurels on Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra after he won gold in the men's javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation also extended her wishes to him.