Chopra gets visa to compete in Europe

A worry for the champion javelin thrower could be a 10-day quarantine on arrival

With Germany’s Johannes Vetter unleashing some of the biggest throws in history in the last few weeks, Asian Games champion Neeraj Chopra had been a very anxious man. Javelin thrower Chopra, the man just behind Vetter in the World list this year with his National record of 88.07m in March, has not competed in quality international meets for nearly three years. Rising coronavirus caseloads in the country meant plans for his international travel had to be frequently changed or cancelled. However there is hope now that Chopra, who trains in Patiala, could be competing with some of the world’s best soon to fine-tune himself for this July’s Tokyo Olympics.