Leader Online Desk : India's star javelin thrower reportedly pulled out of Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet due to injury By 'India Today' is given India's top medal hope at the Paris Olympics 2024, Neeraj Chopra, suffered an injury just months before the event, adding to India's worries. Chopra, who recently competed in the Federation Cup in India, suffered a muscle injury. He had to withdraw from the tournament in the Czech Republic this week.
Neeraj Chopra was expected to participate in the Golden Spike convention in Ostrava on May 28. A statement said he will not compete in the javelin in Ostrava due to an injury sustained during training two weeks ago. It has also been clarified that guests will participate in the program.
Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the men's javelin final in Bhubaneswar with a best effort of 82.27m. The Olympic champion stopped after four throws at the Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday, May 15. The throw was well short of the personal best of 88.94m he achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League in 2022.
Neeraj was injured in 2023 where he was struggling with many problems. In May last year, Neeraj suffered an injury during training. After this he decided to withdraw from the FBK Games in Hengelo.