Neeraj Chopra to stay in USA for three months, here’s why
Zee News
Neeraj Chopra will start his preparation for the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games at the training centre in Chula Vista, San Diego. The state-of-the-art centre, spread over 155 acres, is one of the world's finest training and competition venues.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday approved an urgent proposal to enable Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra to travel to the US for a 90-day off-season training camp in the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre, ahead of a busy 2022 season.
The proposal, moved by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), was approved within four hours to ensure the javelin thrower Chopra can fly out on Sunday (December 5).
The cost approved to train at the prestigious Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) will be Rs 38 lakh. The proposal was moved after the plan to base the javelin throwers in Potchefstroom was scrapped due to the new COVID-19 strain in South Africa, SAI said in a press release.
