Will Neeraj Chopra bring India’s first Olympic medal in athletics?
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Neeraj Chopra over the years has broken multiple records, been a winner at the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and the World Junior Championship
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Now Neeraj Chopra has good chance of winning a medal at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics
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Neeraj has been coached by top javelin coaches Uwe Hohn (eternal world record holder with 104.80m) and Werner Daniels. As of today, he is under Klaus Bartonietz
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Because of his coaches’ help, Neeraj has seen a significant rise in performance in his throwing distance
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Which lead to break his own national record by 0.01 m with a throw of 88.07m at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala
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Since 2018, his throws have gone from an average of 82m to a consistent average of about 85m. The aim would now be to breach the 90m mark in the coming months
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In his training technique, Neeraj uses “The Nordic Valhalla” also uses in all competition for better throw
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Since 2019, Neeraj’s injuries caused some problems in his promising career but has managed to make a major comeback and his performances at National events should be enough
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In this season, his throws have been second best in the world behind Germany’s Johannes Vetter and therefore, he’s speculated to finish on the podium with Olympic medal