Neeraj Chopra made John Zelezny his new coach.
India’s star javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra, who had won the silver medal in the Olympic Games played in Paris, the capital of France this year, has now taken a big decision before the start of the upcoming new season. Neeraj has chosen Jan Zelezny of Czech Republic as his new coach. Apart from this, Zelezny has also been successful in winning medals in Olympics three times. Apart from this, Zelezny has also been successful in winning the world title thrice, in which he also holds the world record for throwing javelin at a distance of 98.48 meters.
Zelazny is considered the greatest javelin athlete of the modern era.
Earlier, German biomechanics expert Klaus Bartonietz was playing the role of his personal coach for Neeraj Chopra. If we talk about John Zelezny, he has won medals in the Olympic Games held in the years 1992, 1996 and 2000. He was successful in winning the world title in the years 1993, 1995 and 2001. Zelazny is recognized as the greatest javelin thrower of the modern era. If we talk about Neeraj Chopra, while he won the silver medal in the Paris Olympics, before that he was successful in winning the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
I am very much looking forward to working with Jaan
After appointing John Zelezny as his coach, Neeraj Chopra also expressed this happiness in his statement. He said that I have been a fan of his technique and accuracy since the beginning, I have watched many of his videos. He has been at the top of this game for many years, he has a lot of experience. Now that I am moving into the next phase of my career, it is a great thing for me to have Jaan’s support and I am very eager to work with him. Zelezny also said about becoming Neeraj’s coach that I had said many years ago that Neeraj has all the qualities to become a great player and if I had to coach a player outside the Czech Republic, then Neeraj was my first choice.
(PTI INPUTS)
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