North India Statesman
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Diamond League: Two -time Olympic medalist javelin throw player Neeraj Chopra will start his Diamond League campaign on Friday. Neeraj Chopra will also focus on saving his title in the World Championships to be held at the end of the year. It is being said that Chopra will get a lot of support due to the presence of a large number of Indians here. Neeraj Chopra will face two -time world champion and 2024 Olympic bronze medalist Grenada’s Anderson Peters, Jacob Wadlez of the Czech Republic, Julian Weber of Germany and Max Dehing, Julius Yigo of Kenya and Romatic Junki Dean in Japan. These have always been Chopra’s rival in all major competitions.
Arshad Nadeem, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will not participate in the competition. The Asian Games silver medalist will also be among the 11 contestants of India’s teenagers Jena. Jena’s individual best performance is 87.54 meters. The last time she finished ninth with a throw of 76.31 meters. Here Vadlesh won the title with a long throw of 88.38 meters. Chopra was two centimeters behind. Chopra, who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics and silver in Paris, participated in the Diamond League for the first time in 2018 and finished fourth.
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These challenges will be in front of Chopra
Chopra’s individual best performance is 89.94 and this time they have to cross the 90 meter hurdles. Zelarge’s best performance was 98. It stood at 48 meters. National record holders Ghulaveer Singh and Parul Chaudhary will compete in men and women’s 5000 meters and 3000 meter steeplechase respectively. Chopra, Peters, Yigo, Dean and Jena were to play Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru on 24 May. But it has been postponed due to military conflict between India and Pakistan. After this, Chopra will play Olelen Januz Kusosinski Memorial tournament in Poland, followed by the Golden Spike 2025 starting in the Czech Republic from June 24.
