Neeraj Chopra, the defending Olympic men’s javelin throw champion, will reportedly kickstart his competitive preparation for the Paris Games in May next year.
Chopra, who won a historic javelin gold during the Tokyo Games in 2021, will be taking part in limited competitive events to ensure he remains injury free in the lead up to the 2024 Olympics.
As per a report in the Times of India, the 25-year-old India superstar will be training overseas starting from December 25 till February 29 in Potchefstroom (South Africa).
After the stint in the African nation, Chopra will then head to Turkey and then to Paris for the Games. He’s then expected to in Belgium for the Diamond League finals in mid of September.
Chopra is hoping to be back to his best next year.
“(2023) was a rollercoaster for me because of the injury … but the big highlight was the World Championship, I liked my throw in the Asian Games also, but I feel my throwing was good in training but because of injury I didn’t do my best this year, so hopefully next year I’ll throw my best,” he told Al Jazeera.
Asian Games women’s javelin throw gold medallist Annu Rani will be training in Germany to prepare for Paris.
Meanwhile Kishore Jena will be training in India unlike Chopra who has decided to prepare overseas. The Asian Games silver medallist will be training either at NIS Patiala or at Reliance Foundation-run High Performance Center for Athletics in Bhubaneswar.
“In all likelihood, I will train in India mostly and go for a few competitions abroad before the Paris Olympics. I plan to train in NIS or at the high-performance centre. We are in off-season training, so not doing anything on throwing and on technique. But me and my coach will work on my technique so that everything is fine before the Paris Olympics,” Jena was quoted as saying by the TOI.
Jena too is expected to begin his season in May next year.
Doha and Rabat will be hosting the Diamond Leagues on May 10 and May 19 respectively.
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