'Fit-again' Neeraj Chopra uninterested in breaking records but wants to throw over 90m in upcoming season

After Anderson Peters, a competitor from Grenada, breached the mark with a 93.07m at the season-opening Doha Diamond League this month, all eyes will be on Neeraj whose best so far is 88.07m.

Neeraj Chopra, the gold medallist from Tokyo Olympics 2020, looked extremely fit over the Zoom Webinar when he spoke with the Indian media from his training ground in Turkey. For the past 6 months, Neeraj has been working hard on his body, strength and stamina. He earlier trained in USA and is currently honing his skills in Turkey. The focus is crystal clear: to become a better version of yourself.

The 25-year-old from Haryana keeps getting this one question every now and then: when is he breaching the elusive 90m mark? After Anderson Peters, a competitor from Grenada, breached the mark with a 93.07m at the season-opening Doha Diamond League this month, all eyes will be on Neeraj whose best so far is 88.07m. However, Neeraj is in no hurry to break the mark although his long-term goal remains the same. 

Speaking to a group of journalists from Turkey, Neeraj said that he is not bothered by who is breaking which mark, instead he gets happy to see how rivals doing well in the field. 

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— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) May 10, 2022