The injury brought an early end to his season, forcing Chopra to miss the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games as well as the Diamond League Final. Chopra, who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and a silver medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024, was sidelined by an ankle injury sustained during training in August this year.
Two-time Olympic medallist and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra says he is feeling much better after his ankle injury and hopes to make a strong comeback next year.
Chopra also praised the performances of Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav, who won silver and bronze medals respectively at the Asian Games. “If we talk about the last Asian Games, we brought two medals, a gold and a silver, and this time around, even though Kishore (Jena) and I were not there, we have won two medals. “As you would know, I am on the comeback trail and am feeling much better with regard to the ankle injury. “The emergence of our new and young athletes is a very good sign for India. It shows there is no dearth of talent here and I wish them well for the future.
“There is still some time left before the Olympics in 2028,” Chopra told reporters on the sidelines of an Audi event here. “The focus now is to make a strong comeback next year and deliver the performances that were held back,” he added. “Not only Yashvir, but Rohit also performed very well,” Chopra said. “I would tell them to take good care of themselves, remain injury-free and enjoy the sport,” Chopra added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
