Neeraj Chopra's Big Diamond League Final Revelation, Says 'X-Rays Showed Fracture...'

16.09.2024 - 09:23 sports.ndtv.com

Diamond League Final 2024: Double Olympic medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Sunday revealed that he took part in the Diamond League season finale despite a hand injury sustained during a training session.

On Saturday, Chopra came agonisingly close to winning the Diamond League crown before missing it by a single centimeter to finish as runner-up for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in Brussels "On Monday, I injured myself in practice and x-rays showed that I had fractured the fourth metacarpal in my left hand.

It was another painful challenge for me. But with the help of my team, I was able to participate in Brussels," the 26-year-old said on his social media handle.

As the 2024 season ends, I look back on everything I've learned through the year - about improvement, setbacks, mentality and more.On Monday, I injured myself in practice and x-rays showed that I had fractured the fourth metacarpal in my left hand.

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The hugely successful partnership between star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and his long-time coach Klaus Bartonietz of Germany is set to end after five years of working together. The 75-year-old Bartonietz has cited his age and family commitments to part ways with Chopra. "He (Bartonietz) is 75 and he now wants to be with his family and does not want too much travel also," an official of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) told PTI.

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"Hosh Mein Nahi Tha": Neeraj Chopra's Honest Revelation Regarding Paris Olympics Javelin Final

India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has made an honest revelation regarding the javelin throw final at Paris Paralympics 2024. The athlete might have done his absolute best but it was not enough for him to bag his second Olympics gold medal in a row, as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem took the yellow metal with a record-breaking effort in the final. Nadeem managed an astonishing 92.97m in his second attempt to set the bar too high for the rest of the field, including Chopra, who seemed under pressure and managed just one legitimate throw -- the silver-winning 89.45m in the second round.

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Sharing about the secret of his consistent performance, and success that has made him the country's star javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra, who holds two Olympic medals, said with a positive mindset, in our minds we need to believe that "we can do it and it will work out." "In our mind, we should believe that we can do it. We should be positive, and it will work out. So, before stepping onto the field, we should believe that we will do well," Neeraj said at an event held at Sports University of Haryana in Rai, Sonipat.

"Hosh Mein Nahi Tha": Neeeraj Chopra's Honest Revelation Regarding Paris Olympics Javelin Final

"In Our Mind, We Should Believe That We Can Do It": Neeraj Chopra Shares Secrets To Success