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  Neeraj & Co land in Bhubaneswar for Olympic camp
03 Dec 2020
 

A 10-member Indian National javelin squad, including star throwers Neeraj Chopra and Annu Rani today arrived in Bhubaneswar to train and prepare for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. The camp for the elite javelin throwers will commence here at Kalinga Stadium from tomorrow and will continue till the end of the month.

The squad includes five athletes, two coaches, two physios and one masseur. Other three throwers are: Shivpal Singh, Rajinder Singh and Rohit Yadav. The squad arrived with coaches Uwe Hohn and Dr Klaus; physios Ishan and Darshan Shetty and masseur Demtry.

‘`I have fond memory of Bhubaneswar as I won the Asian Championship gold medal here in 2017. We will work hard at the camp and hope to prepare well and do well in Tokyo Olympics,’’ said Chopra on his arrival here at the Buju Patnaik International Airport.
 

Chopra, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in Indian Army, clinched a glorious double in 2018, winning gold medals at the Jakarta Asian Games and the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. He also set the national record of 88.06 m at the Jakarta Games.

Earlier at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Chopra captured gold medal and set the world junior record of 86.48 m. He was the flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for India at the 2018 Asian Games and also represented India at the IAAF Diamond League.

After winning back-to-back CWG and Asian Games gold medals, Chopra suffered an injury to his right elbow and had to undergo surgery in May 2019 forcing him to miss the entire 2019 season. After undergoing an extensive rehabilitation process, Chopra returned to competitive action in style by throwing 87.86m at the ACNE League meeting in Potchefstroom, South Africa in January 2020. The throw, his second best ever, also saw him achieve the qualifying standard for Tokyo 2020 and qualify for his first ever Olympic Games.

Annu Rani is the current woman national record holder, with a feat of 62.34m, which she achieved in March 2019. She was the first Indian woman to cross a distance of 60m in javelin throw, and has broken the national record multiple times. She won bronze medal in 2014 Incheon Asian Games and 2017 Bhubaneswar Asian Championships.

The National camp for elite javelin throwers has been shifted from NIS Patiala to Bhubaneswar. Expressing his happiness for Bhubaneswar being chosen as the training base for the elite javelin throwers, State Sports Secretary Vishal K Dev said, “We will extend every support to the squad. The javelin throwers will have access to both our grounds, infrastructure and facilities within the stadium.’’
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TOP: Javelin star Neeraj Chopra at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar on 3 December, 2020.
RIGHT: Members of National elite javelin team in Bhubaneswar on 3 December, 2020.
 
   
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