Olympic gold-winner Neeraj Chopra begins training in US

NEERAJ Chopra, who won an individual gold for India at Tokyo Olympics earlier this year in javelin throw, has kickstarted his 90-day off-season training in the United States.

Chopra, who will turn 24 later this month, has started preparation for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, the US; Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the UK and Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, at the prestigious Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre in California, which is a 155-acre state-of-the-art centre and one of the world’s finest training and competition venues.

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Speaking about his training, Chopra tweeted, “It’s time to put the past to rest and focus on the future. Have arrived for my off-season training and look forward to restarting the process of getting better. Immensely grateful to DG sir, @Media_SAI, the TOPS and @afiindia teams and everyone involved in making this happen.”

The 90-day training will conclude on March 4, 2022.

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Chopra is accompanied during his trip by German coach Klaus Bartonietz, The Sports Authority of India (SAI), the country’s apex national sports body, approved the proposal to enable Chopra to travel to America.

The proposal was moved by SAI after the plan to base Chopra in Potchefstroom in South Africa was scrapped due to the new Covid-19 strain in the African nation.