neeraj chopra, golden boy Neeraj Chopra will start the season next month, will he be able to cross the 90 meter mark? neeraj chopra to start season with doha diamond league
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The Indian superstar missed the Doha 2022 Diamond League due to injury, where Peters won the title with a distance of 93.07m, the fifth longest distance in history. World Championships bronze medalist Wadlech had finished second with a personal best effort of 90.88m. Apart from this star trio, the Doha event includes European champion Julian Weber of Germany, former Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago (personal best 90.16m), former world champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Julius Yego of Kenya (personal best 92.72m). Meter) will also challenge in the tournament. Chopra, the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field, has set his sights on achieving the 90m target this year.
Neeraj Chopra said, ‘I am getting closer to the 90m distance, so achieving this means a lot to me. Last year was a good one for me where I did a personal best with a silver medal at the World Championships and won the Wanda Diamond League. This year will bring new opportunities. My target this summer is the Asian Games along with the World Championships and also to defend the Wanda Diamond League title.
After creating history at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Chopra won silver at the 2022 World Championships in the US where Peters won gold. He, however, did not get to defend the gold medal he won at the 2018 event at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to injury. Chopra, however, recovered from injury to win the Diamond League Finals in Switzerland. The Diamond League 2023 season will begin on May 5 at the Qatar Sports Club in Doha and conclude with a two-day final in Eugene, USA (September 16-17).
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