Neeraj Chopra wins first gold medal of the season in 2022 Kuortane Games, escapes harm after nasty fall

Olympic gold-medalist Neera Chopra received his first gold medal of the season, besting powerful situations at Kuortane Games in Finland. His throw of 86.69m in his first try remained unrivalled in incessant rainfall in Finland. Chopra prevented an harm within the Kuortane Games on Saturday, 18 June after slipping on the course on his third try. The rain affected the efficiency of the javelin throwers, however couldn’t cease Chopra from main the pack along with his first try of 86.69m. After an intentional foul within the second try, Chopra went all in for his third, however ended up slipping on the moist monitor.

As the gang gasped, the Indian managed to recuperate effectively and stand up immediately.

After an intentional foul on his second, he slips on his third.. Testing situations on the market#NeerajChopra pic.twitter.com/71qRFcEEyJ

— Naveen Peter (@peterspeaking) June 18, 2022

The 24-year-old bested rival Anderson Peters, who has made two 90m+ throws in 2022. However, the Indian has managed to beat him twice in an area of 1 week. Chopra broke the nationwide document in his very first try after the Tokyo Olympics, touchdown the javelin near 90 meters from the purpose of launch.

The Athletics Federation of India confirmed in a tweet that Chopra confirmed after the occasion that the champion was doing simply nice.

News from Kuortane: All effectively with @Neeraj_chopra1 after that dangerous slip on his third try. Nothing to fret

Well achieved #NeerajChopra, congrats for another prime class efficiency #Indianathletics pic.twitter.com/EaMHJAGi6v

— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) June 18, 2022

“This was my first competition since the Tokyo Olympics and it went really well, as in the first competition itself, I hit my personal best throw and also won the Silver Medal. Now I am aiming for the next few events which will be bigger than this and of course, the Commonwealth Games, where I will face a lot of competition.” Neeraj said, speaking to SAI.

He then went on to add that the event gave him a confidence boost and now he aims to improve upon what he learned at the Paavo Nurmi Games.

“I got a good start here, so it has definitely boosted my confidence that I can perform better and I will take the shortcomings from here and improve upon them as we head for a bigger event,” he added.

Neeraj, who is currently training in Kuortane, Finland for the upcoming Diamond League event in Stockholm, is part of the Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) which gives personalized support to athletes.