Neeraj Chopra's Homecoming Delayed After Paris Olympics 2024 - Report Reveals Grim Reason

12.08.2024 - 15:36 sports.ndtv.com

Star Indian javelin thrower 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, according to sources.

A family source told PTI that he has left for Germany and is unlikely to return to India for at least one month. In Paris, Indian Olympic Association sources also confirmed that Chopra has left for Germany. " Chopra has left for Germany and he will not return to India for another month and a half," a family source told PTI. "I am not aware of the much of the details, but for sure he will consult a doctor there (Germany)," he added.

After winning at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland in June, Chopra had said that he would consult doctors after the Paris Olympics to deal with his injury.

He had won the World Championships in 2023 while carrying the groin injury. Before the Paris Olympics this year, he took a break of more than one month due to adductor muscle niggle.

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