After reports emerged of his injury, Neeraj Chopra, the javelin thrower and world championship gold medalist, recently refuted the injury claims on Sunday.
Stating, he isn’t injured, he voluntarily decided to withdraw from Ostrava Golden Spike competition, after feeling something in his adductor.
He further claimed that he did not want to face any potential injury in upcoming Paris Olympics 2024. As a result, he won’t participate in any competition until he’s fine.
Taking to Instagram, Neeraj Chopra issued clarification regarding his injury.
“Hello everyone! Following a recent throwing session, I decided not to compete in Ostrava as I felt something in my adductor. I have had problems with it in the past and pushing it at this stage can lead to injury. Just to clarify, I am not injured but I do not want to take any risk during the Olympic year so had to take this decision. Once I feel it’s fully recovered, I will get back to competitions. Thank you for your support.” announced Neeraj Chopra.
Clarification from Neeraj.
He said he wasn’t injured, and has decided to not participate at the Ostrava event as a precautionary measure.Relief!
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Earlier, news media reported that Chopra had withdrawn from the May 28 Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet due to a muscle injury, which was set to be held in the Czech Republic.
This was expected to be his third competitive appearance of the season, following his season opener at the Doha Diamond League where he secured second place with a throw of 88.36m.
Subsequently, he competed at the Federation Cup athletics meet held in Bhubaneswar on May 15, where he won the gold medal, defeating DP Manu.
Currently, ahead of the Paris Olympics, chopra will participate in Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland’s Turku next on June 18.
