Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Doha Diamond League 2025 Today Match Full Score Card
Neeraj Chopra ready to fly at Doha Diamond League: “Feel really good, haven’t missed any throwing session”
India’s Neeraj Chopra reacts during the men’s javelin throw athletics event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France. (PTI)
As he switched between exuding charm and showcasing diplomacy — drawing chuckles as he sheepishly narrated his awkwardness on ad-shoot sets and deftly handling the Arshad Nadeem bouncer hurled at him — only one thing Neeraj Chopra declared mattered: that, for the first time in months, he was fully fit.
“(Earlier) I had some problems in my groin,” Chopra said in Doha ahead of the Diamond League curtain-raiser for men’s javelin throw. “This time, I never missed any (throwing) session. So, I feel very confident.”
To understand how big a deal this — not missing a throwing session — is for Chopra, it is important to go nine months back in time. Moments after winning the Paris Olympics silver medal last August, he was concerned that the persing groin injury did not allow him to explore his full range. “I haven’t been able to throw from the full runway. Maximum athletes will have 40-50 throws in one session. With me, who knows, maybe in two or three weeks, I’ll have one session. I have the fear of getting injured,” an anguished Chopra had said.
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