Indian Olympics double medallist Neeraj Chopra confirmed that he will participate in Lausanne Diamond League which will take place on August 22. This will most likely to be Neeraj's last event before hernia surgery. Neeraj last featured in the Paris Olympics 2034 where he clinched the silver medal with an 89.45m throw which was his season best. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem bagged the gold medal by breaking Olympics record.
Neeraj who is currently in Magglingen, Switzerland said that he will participate in another event before surgery.
" I have finally decided to participate in the Lausanne Diamond League, which begins August 22," said Neeraj.
Following the failure to defend his gold medal, Neeraj expressed dissatisfaction with his performance and revealed that the last two to three years were not good for him in terms of fitness.
"It was a good throw but I am not that happy with my performance today. My technique and runway was not that good. (I managed) only one throw, the rest I fouled," Neeraj said according to Olympics.com.
"(For my) second throw I believed to think I can also throw that far. But in javelin, if your run is not so good, you cannot throw very far," added Neeraj.
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The Indian ace javelin thrower, who also is the current Asian Games champion, said that injuries leading to his title defence in Paris made some difference and he will have to work on being injury-free and on his technique.
"The last two or three years were not so good for me. I am always injured. I really tried hard, but I have to work on my injury (staying injury-free) and technique," the 26-year-old added.
Earlier, Neeraj Chopra has left for Germany after winning a silver medal in the Paris Games to take medical advice regarding a possible surgery and to decide whether to feature in the upcoming Diamond League meetings, reported PTI.
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