Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra admits he didn’t push too much in Zurich | Sport-others News
World champion Neeraj Chopra acknowledged that he did not push himself too much during the Zurich Diamond Games after he finished second behind Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch.
“I feel very good now, because everyone is a little tired after the World Championships – we gave our 100% there, but for this competition here my focus was to just stay healthy, and we have to focus now for Eugene and then the Asian Games,” Neeraj said, as quoted Diamond League.
“For me, the focus was just to stay healthy and to give my 100% in my next competitions. Sometimes we need to read our bodies. Today, I feel OK, I am 100 percent OK, but I didn’t push too much. Sometimes, our number one goal is to stay healthy. Today I gave it my best, but still with the focus to stay healthy,” he added.
The 25-year-old Chopra, also the reigning Olympic champion, produced three legal throws of 80.79m, 85.22m and 85.71m while the remaining three were fouls. He finished behind Vadlejch (85.86m), who had won a bronze in the World Championships.Most Read
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The Indian superstar, who was unbeaten this season before Thursday, qualified for the Diamond League finals in Eugene, USA, with 23 points from three meets. He had won the Diamond League trophy last year.
Chopra has qualified for Diamond League finals at third spot behind Jakub Vadlejch (29 points) and Julian Weber (25 points). The Indian was third because he missed the Monaco leg of the Diamond League due to injury concerns, while Jakub and Weber participated.
Chopra had won the Diamond League meetings in Doha (May 5) and Lausanne (June 30) — his only two competitions before winning a horic gold in the World Championships in Budapest on Sunday with a throw of 88.17m.
