Neeraj Chopra looking at Diamond League title to cap a golden season
Neeraj Chopra will be defending his Diamond League title in Eugene at the Hayward Field stadium. (PHOTO: @SAI_Media/X)
Usually, reams of praise on top athletes get written at the fag-end of their careers, but Neeraj Chopra is an exception. At 25 he has virtually won every global title possible – with the most recent being India’s first World Championship gold. But despite achieving what most athletes dream of in such a short time, Neeraj seems as hungry as ever. At the post-Worlds press conference, he summed up his mindset when he said, “Throwers don’t have a finishing line.”
“So I can push myself, it is motivation to see how many medals one can win. Winning medals does not mean we have done everything. There are so many athletes who have won multiple medals. So I will push myself much more and work harder,” he added. (Read more from our reporter Andrew Amsan)