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Neeraj Chopra To Compete In Paavo Nurmi Games In June

By IANS News April 10, 2024 • 17:00 PM View: 942

The Paavo Nurmi Games: Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will return to a high-quality field of competitors at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 in Turku, Finland on June 18, the organisers announced on Wednesday.

The Paavo Nurmi Games, which is held in honour of Finnish long distance runner Paavo Nurmi, is a top-tier World Athletics event labeled as Continental Tour Gold.

"Olympic champion @Neeraj_chopra1 returns to Turku in June and will face a high-quality field of competitors. The goal is to host the most competitive javelin competition of the summer before the Paris Olympics," the organisers posted on X.

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