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NEW DELHI: Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday emphasised that his peak performance is still ahead of him. He hinted that he may surpass the elusive 90-meter mark next year with improvements in his technique, particularly focusing on refining his leg-blocking.
Earlier this year, Chopra secured the title of world champion, building on his historic gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympics.He further fortified his dominance by successfully defending hisAsian Games title in Hangzhou, reinforcing his status as a leading force in the sport.
“I want to say this very clearly that my best is yet to come. I have not felt in a competition for a long time that I have done my best or done near my best,” the 25-year-old Chopra said at a promotional event here.
“6 cm is left to be achieved. It was 89.94m at Stockholm Diamond League (in June 2022). I was a bit behind the line that time. Had I thrown my javelin by moving a bit ahead, it would have been 90m,” said Chopra at the event announcing his association with top supplements brand ‘Optimum Nutrition’.
Chopra’s exceptional arm speed and outstanding flexibility played a pivotal role in his triumph as both an Olympic and world champion. However, he is determined to fine-tune his leg-blocking technique to achieve even greater perfection.
“My coach always says that it 60 per cent legs and 40 per cent upper body. So leg work is very important. I have to do a lot of improvement in leg work,” said the superstar javelin thrower.
“I do a lot of things good. My flexibility is quite good, but personally I feel because of my arm speed, I am doing very well.
“Next year, I feel I will improve on my technique, will work more on my strength and flexibility. If everything is all right, 100 per cent fit and my groin is all right, I will do very well in Paris Olympics.”
He admitted that his technique while winning the Hangzhou Asian Games gold was not up to the mark.
“My technique was not going well during Hangzhou Asian Games. My legwork was not that good, my blocking leg was bending. It was not that great but the important thing was that my arm was giving very good throw, my arm speed was very good.”
He also said that “in some way or the other,” his preparations for Paris Olympics will be different, though he did not elaborate much.
(With PTI Inputs)
Earlier this year, Chopra secured the title of world champion, building on his historic gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympics.He further fortified his dominance by successfully defending hisAsian Games title in Hangzhou, reinforcing his status as a leading force in the sport.
“I want to say this very clearly that my best is yet to come. I have not felt in a competition for a long time that I have done my best or done near my best,” the 25-year-old Chopra said at a promotional event here.
“6 cm is left to be achieved. It was 89.94m at Stockholm Diamond League (in June 2022). I was a bit behind the line that time. Had I thrown my javelin by moving a bit ahead, it would have been 90m,” said Chopra at the event announcing his association with top supplements brand ‘Optimum Nutrition’.
Chopra’s exceptional arm speed and outstanding flexibility played a pivotal role in his triumph as both an Olympic and world champion. However, he is determined to fine-tune his leg-blocking technique to achieve even greater perfection.
“My coach always says that it 60 per cent legs and 40 per cent upper body. So leg work is very important. I have to do a lot of improvement in leg work,” said the superstar javelin thrower.
“I do a lot of things good. My flexibility is quite good, but personally I feel because of my arm speed, I am doing very well.
“Next year, I feel I will improve on my technique, will work more on my strength and flexibility. If everything is all right, 100 per cent fit and my groin is all right, I will do very well in Paris Olympics.”
He admitted that his technique while winning the Hangzhou Asian Games gold was not up to the mark.
“My technique was not going well during Hangzhou Asian Games. My legwork was not that good, my blocking leg was bending. It was not that great but the important thing was that my arm was giving very good throw, my arm speed was very good.”
He also said that “in some way or the other,” his preparations for Paris Olympics will be different, though he did not elaborate much.
(With PTI Inputs)
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