Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra suffers from muscle problem: Said- I am not injured, but cannot take any risk before Olympics

Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in javelin throw at the 2020 Olympics.

India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has suffered a muscle problem two months before the Olympics. Neeraj Chopra has given this information on Instagram. He wrote – “After participating in the throwing session, I have decided not to participate in the Ostrava Golden Spike tournament.

Neeraj Chopra wrote, “I have had this problem before. If I push myself at this stage, it can turn into an injury. I am making it clear that I am not injured, but I do not want to take any risk before the Olympics.

I will return to the championship as soon as I am fully recovered. Thank you for your support.”

Now there will be guests in the tournament in which we were supposed to play
Neeraj was to participate in the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 meet to be held in the Czech Republic from May 28, but now he will go here as a guest.

Neeraj has been injured when the Olympic Games are to begin in Paris after 2 months. If the injury is serious, India’s hopes of winning the gold medal may be dashed. Neeraj had won gold in the Tokyo Olympics.

What did sports medicine expert Jangid say in this matter?
Sports medicine expert Dr. Rajat Jangid, who accompanied the Indian team to the Tokyo Olympics, said, there are three types of injuries in the thigh muscles. The initial injury is a strain, if it is not taken seriously then it becomes level-2 i.e. a gap occurs between the muscles. In that situation, it is difficult for the player to play.

A strain injury requires 3-4 weeks of rest. After that, if the right exercises are done, the player recovers quickly. However, it is only after assessing the player after his recovery that we can know for how long he will be able to play. Sometimes muscle strain also occurs due to excessive workload. The third one is more serious than these two.

Neeraj won gold in the Athletics Federation Cup on 15 May
Neeraj started this year with the Doha Diamond League. On May 10, he won the silver medal in the Doha Diamond League by throwing 88.36 meters. After this, on May 15, he won the gold medal in the Athletics Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 82.27 meters.

Neeraj won the gold medal in the Federation Cup
Neeraj won the gold medal with a throw of 82.27 meters in the Athletics Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar on May 15. He became a part of the National Athletics Championship after almost two years. This was the first time he participated in a National Athletics Championship after the Tokyo Olympics.

Neeraj had said in the press conference after winning the gold in the Federation Cup, ‘I did only four throws, because I have to participate in the Golden Spike event in Ostrava, Czech Republic on May 28. It will take about 10 days to recover from this.’

He further said that after a long time I have come in such weather. The joy that comes in the competition was not there. I felt that the conditions were not that good, so I decided to stop after the fourth throw.

Won silver medal in Doha Diamond League
Before the Federation Cup, he won the silver medal by throwing 88.36 meters in the Doha Diamond League on May 10. Neeraj’s best throw is 88.94 meters. Which he threw in the Stockholm Diamond League in 2022.