India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra is about to return to motion to be battle-hardened for the Paris Olympics.
Neeraj shall be in motion alongside his compatriot Kishore Jena on the Diamond League in Doha on Friday (May 10). Both athletes shall be in motion collectively for the primary time since their participation within the Hangzhou Asian Games in October 2023.
Neeraj received the gold on the event with a formidable throw of 88.88m whereas Jena bagged the silver with 87.45m.
Notably, Neeraj is about to face critical competitors from Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic. The athlete from the Czech Republic managed to win the Diamond League title final yr as he defeated Neeraj within the closing in Eugene.
While Neeraj shall be keen to outperform Vadlejch this time round, he has additionally set his sights on breaching the 90m mark.
The celebrated Indian athlete has managed a private better of 89.94m (a report he set on the Stockholm Diamond League in 2022) and has made it completely clear that he desires to break previous the 90m barrier.
While there is not a medal left within the sport that Neeraj has not clinched but, the 26-year-old athlete is wanting to push his limits tougher than ever earlier than.
“Since I threw 88.06m at the 2018 Asian Games, people have been asking me when I will break the 90m-mark,” Neeraj Chopra mentioned within the pre-event press convention. “Quite a bit has occurred since then, together with my elbow harm. I’ve been caught between 88 and 90m however I actually need to break the 90m barrier.
“Doha is famous for 90m throws but I wasn’t lucky to do it last year because of the headwinds. Maybe tomorrow it’ll be good,” he added.
The javelin throw begins at 10:12 pm IST which is 7:42 pm native time on Friday.
Where to watch the Doha Diamond League 2024 on TV in India?
The Doha Diamond League 2024 shall be aired dwell on the Sports18 3 and Sports18 1 HD TV channels in India for the viewers.
Where to watch the Doha Diamond League 2024 event on-line in India?
The Doha Diamond League 2024 event shall be streamed dwell on the JioCinema app and web site for viewers in India.
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