Kashinath Naik and Neeraj Chopra (Twitter)
Kashinath Naik refuted AFI president Adille Sumariwalla’s assertion that he didn’t coach Neeraj Chopra.
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Kashinath Naik, a military jawan-turned-coach within the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday refuted president Adille Sumariwalla assertion that he didn’t coach Neeraj Chopra, the javelin throw gold medallist on the not too long ago concluded Tokyo Olympic Games.
“I stand by my phrases. I coached Neeraj Chopra between 2015 and 2017. I had gone to Poland as an assistant coach to Neeraj Chopra. Gary Calvert was the principle coach,” Naik clarified.
“I felt very sad after knowing (hearing) the statement by Adille Sumariwalla that he does not know anything about me. I am the first person to secure a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games held in 2010 at Delhi in the Indian history of javelin throw,” he mentioned.
Naik acknowledged that he was a gold medallist on the South Asian Games held in Dhaka in 2010.
“I made it to the fourth place on the World Military Games in 2011. I don’t need any publicity. I’ve spoken to Neeraj Chopra about all this,” he mentioned.
Naik said, “India has been securing gold medals in wrestling, boxing and other sports at the Olympics; in athletics we had to wait till the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for gold. Indian coaches are looked down upon,” he acknowledged.
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