NEW DELHI: Olympic champion javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra expects to breach the coveted 90m mark this yr however does not need to take into consideration “distance” going into the World Athletics Championships, at present underway in Eugene, USA.
Chopra had set a brand new nationwide document of 89.94m, simply 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold normal on the earth of javelin throw, on the prestigious Diamond League in Stockholm final month en path to a silver medal.
The 24-year-old completed second behind Grenada’s Anderson Peters, who recorded a finest throw of 90.31m.
“I used to be 6cm in need of the 90m mark, I used to be fairly shut. I hope to cross 90m this yr. However I by no means suppose or give attention to distance going into a contest. I simply attempt to give my 100 per cent,” Chopra mentioned in a digital interplay from Eugene after he was named as a accomplice by Underdog Athletics to characterize its Underneath Armour model.
A robust subject awaits Chopra within the World Championships, the place he might be seen in motion, beginning with the qualifiers on July 21.
In addition to, Chopra, Peters, Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic, Finland’s Oliver Helander and the German duo of Julian Weber and Johannes Vetter might be in motion.
“It’s the greatest competitors of this yr for me. I need to carry out with none stress. It’s the greatest stage, the competitors might be very powerful. There are 5-6 throwers who’re performing persistently so the extent is analogous this yr,” Chopra mentioned.
“However every single day, each competitors is totally different. My focus is simply on one factor — to throw as huge as doable.”
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