The Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet will be held in the Czech Republic on May 28.
Neeraj Chopra of Haryana follows through on a throw during the men’s Javelin Throw event at the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Neeraj earned gold in the competition.
On May 26, Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra opted out of the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024, claiming a muscular ailment incurred in training two weeks prior.
Neeraj Chopra wrote on X, “Hello everyone! Following a recent throwing session, I decided not to compete in Ostrava as I felt something in my adductor. I have had problems with it in the past and pushing it at this stage can lead to injury.”
He added, Just to clarify, I am not injured but I don’t want to take any risk during the Olympic year so had to take the decision. Once I feel its fully recovered, I will get back to competitions. Thank you for your support.
The Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet will be held in the Czech Republic on May 28.
The current season. Chopra has competed in two competitions: the Doha Diamond League and the Federation Cup.
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the competition’s organizers in a statement said, “Due to an injury sustained in training two weeks ago (adductor muscle), he will be unable to throw in Ostrava, but he will attend the event as a guest,”.
He added, “The best possible replacement was managed by the organisers. European champion Julian Weber from Germany, who threw 88.37 on Friday, the third best performance of the year, will come to Ostrava. It will be a big test for Jakub Vadlejch before the EC in Rome,”
He started the year on a positive note, capturing a silver medal at the Doha Diamond League on May 10 with a remarkable throw of 88.36 metres. On May 15, Chopra won the Federation Cup gold medal with a throw of 82.27m, putting DP Manu second in Bhubaneswar.
India has great hopes for Chopra at the Paris Olympic Games, where he hopes to retain the gold medal he won in Tokyo.
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