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The concern was hugely successful, starring to 2 Olympics medals -- including golden astatine Tokyo 2020 -- arsenic good arsenic 2 Asian Games golds, and a World Championship gold. (Screengrabs/Neeraj Chopra X)
In an affectional parting message, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra confirmed helium is parting ways with his long-time manager Klaus Bartonietz, who is acceptable to discontinue and instrumentality location to Germany.
The concern was hugely successful, starring to 2 Olympics medals — including golden astatine Tokyo 2020 — arsenic good arsenic 2 Asian Games golds, and a World Championship gold.
“Coach, you are much than conscionable a mentor to me. Everything you taught has helped maine turn some arsenic an jock and person. You person gone retired of your mode to marque definite I was mentally and physically prepared for each competition. You stood by maine done injury,” Neeraj wrote successful a station connected X. “You were determination done the highs, and you were determination adjacent much done the lows. You were 1 of the quietest successful the stands, but your words to maine rang the loudest successful my ears erstwhile I threw. I volition miss the pranks and the laughs we shared, but much than anything, I volition miss US arsenic a team.”
I constitute this without knowing wherever to begin.
Coach, you are much than conscionable a mentor to me. Everything you taught has helped maine turn some arsenic an jock and person. You person gone retired of your mode to marque definite I was mentally and physically prepared for each competition. You stood… pic.twitter.com/kJxaPqmHmm
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) November 6, 2024
“Thank you for being a portion of my journey. Thank you for allowing maine to beryllium a portion of yours,” the Paris metallic medallist added.
The 75-year-old had archetypal been hired by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) successful 2019 arsenic a biomechanical expert, and helium aboriginal became Neeraj’s manager aft a fallout betwixt his erstwhile coach, Uwe Hohn, and the AFI.
The Indian Express had reported past period that the concern was acceptable to travel to an end. “He is returning to his hometown successful mid-October. Till May 2022, helium was besides progressive successful coaching different javelin athletes besides and besides conducting courses for javelin coaches. The crushed is that helium is astir 76 years aged and helium wants to enactment with his family. He was not consenting to proceed aft 2021 but we requested him and helium agreed. But this clip helium is going back,” AFI main manager Radhakrishnan Nair had said.
Bartonietz’s past contention with Neeraj was astatine the Diamond League last successful Brussels earlier this year, successful which the Indian javelin thrower finished second.
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