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Double Olympic medallist Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 athletics meet in the Czech Republic city on June 24, hoping to be third time lucky after pulling out in the last two editions due to injuries. Neeraj Chopra, a Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, was supposed to participate in the 2023 and 2024 editions of the tournament but pulled out after suffering injuries on both occasions. However, Neeraj Chopra was in Ostrava last year as a special guest of the competition, which is the most prestigious annual athletics event in the country. The tournament will see Neeraj Chopra compete in his legendary new coach Jan Zelezny’s home turf. Story continues below this ad “I am excited to announce that I will take part in the Golden Sp...

Neeraj Chopra’s team on Thursday night confirmed the list of international athletes for a first-of-its-kind Category A javelin event in India, the eponymous NC Classic to be held in Bengaluru on May 24. Aside from the Paris Olympics gold medallist being absent, there is still enough starpower in the final international lineup in the men’s javelin only event. The list of Indian contenders – apart from Neeraj Chopra, of course – is still to be confirmed. Story continues below this ad Anderson Peters (Grenada): Neeraj Chopra and Anderson Peters go way back. They have been competing against each other since 2016, starting from the IAAF U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was Neeraj’s first international breakthrough as he threw 86.48m to create a new Junior World ...

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Neeraj Chopra to compete at Ostrava Golden Spike 2025

Meet the international contingent of Neeraj Chopra’s NC Classic: Former World champion, ‘Mr YouTube’, a German all-time great