The 25-year old Indian star javelin thrower categorically pointed towards Odisha\u2019s rising javelin thrower and Asian Games silver medalist Kishore Kumar Jena.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn future I see two Indian javelin throwers joining the 90m club,\u201d Chopra said on the sidelines of a felicitation ceremony of the Asian Games athletics contingent by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chopra started his season with Doha Diamond League but pulled his groin and had to skip a couple of international events. However, he recovered from the niggle and bounced back to win gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Hungary and successfully defended his title at the Asian Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chopra revealed that Jena\u2019s performance during the just concluded 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou acted as a catalyst to rekindle his energy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was a healthy rivalry between me and Jena during the medal round in the men\u2019s javelin throw in Hangzhou,\u201d Chopra added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While Chopra won the gold with a throw of 88.88m, Jena settled for silver with a throw of 87.54m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But at one juncture of the javelin competition in Hangzhou, Jena took the pole position with a throw of 86.77m While Chopra was trailing at second spot with a throw of 84.49m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The lead was temporary as Chopra dug deep into his reservoir to hurl the spear to a distance of 88.88m to win gold. Jena\u2019s best throw of 87.54m fetched him silver.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At the 19th Asian Games, Indian athletics contingent won 29 medals, six of them gold, 14 silver and nine bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Adille Sumariwalla, president, AFI said the Indian squad could have enhanced the gold medal tally in Hangzhou but didn\u2019t capitalize on the chances. \u201cI will say it was a bad miss in middle distance events and women\u2019s 4x400m relay at the Asian Games,\u201d Sumariwalla added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sumariwalla, who is one of the vice presidents at the World Athletics said the Indian athletes also gave a good account of their performance at the Budapest World Athletics Championship held between August 19 to 27. \u201cWhile Neeraj Chopra was crowned world champion, Jena and Manu DP were in top six, which suggest the growing stature of Indian javelin throwers at the global stage,\u201d Sumariwalla added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Besides the javelin throw, the men's 4x400m relay team was impressive and shattered the Asian record during heats at the World Athletics Championships. The national team eventually finished fifth in the final and clocked 2:59.92 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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