Neeraj Chopra set to travel to South Africa to train in November

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Neeraj Chopra during the Diamond League 2024 Final connected Saturday. (REUTERS)

Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is acceptable to question to Potchefstroom, South Africa aboriginal successful November for grooming successful bid to statesman preparations for adjacent year’s events, the Sports Ministry which volition beryllium backing the 31-day stay, revealed connected Friday.

“(He) volition commencement his grooming aboriginal and volition beryllium successful Potchefstroom for a play of 31 days. Neeraj’s grooming league volition beryllium funded by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) and the expenditure volition screen his and his Physiotherapist’s lodging, boarding and grooming outgo for the play of his enactment successful South Africa,” the ministry said successful a release.

The 26-year-old javelin prima who past competed successful the diamond League successful September is rather acquainted with Potchefstroom, having trained determination earlier the Tokyo and Paris Olympics. He besides took portion successful the ACNW League Meeting 1 lawsuit determination successful 2020 and finished connected apical with a 87.86m throw.

On November 6, successful an affectional parting message, Neeraj besides 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.

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.

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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