New Delhi, July 26: Reigning Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra ruled out upcoming Commonwealth Games due to fitness concerns, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said on Tuesday.
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Indian Olympic association said- Olympic champion and defending Commonwealth Games gold medallist Neeraj Chopra to skip Birmingham 2022 due to fitness concerns.#NeerajChopra #BreakingNews #CWG #CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/HWSPBm9qef
— sports apna l Indian Sports?? (@sportsapna1) July 26, 2022
Chopra scripted history after he had claimed silver with a throw of 88.13m at the recently concluded 2022 World Athletics Championships. During the event, the 24-year-old suffered a strain in his groin muscles of his right thigh.
By achieving this feat, Neeraj became the second track and field Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships after Anju Bobby George.
The strong Indian contingent for the #CommonwealthGames suffered a massive setback as star javelin thrower #NeerajChopra, fresh from his silver medal-winning performance at #WorldAthleticsChampionships in Eugene, has been ruled from quadrennial showpiece due to a groin injury. pic.twitter.com/7LTUSyfUU2
— IANS (@ians_india) July 26, 2022
Chopra started his season last month, and has broken the national record twice in three competitions. He began the season with a national record performance and clinched silver medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.
He then won gold at the Kuortane Games. Later, at the Stockholm Diamond League, Chopra finished second with a personal best throw of 89.94m, rewriting his national record he set at the Paavo Nurmi Games.
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