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Winning Olympic Gold Is More Precious Than Breaking 90m Barrier, Says Neeraj Chopra

By IANS News May 15, 2024 • 22:32 PM View: 338

Paris Olympic Games: Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra said he was focused to excel at the Paris Olympic Games starting July 26 in France.

Competing in his first domestic competition after winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games held in 2021 in Japan, star javelin thrower comfortably won gold medal with a throw of 82.27m

“Winning Olympic Games gold is more glorious than breaking the 90m barrier,” the champion javelin thrower said here on Wednesday. “I will certainly break that barrier (90m) but right now I’m mentally; physically and emotionally focused to make a big impression at the Paris Games.”

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