Chopra is anticipated to journey to India from Doha after opening his season within the first leg of the distinguished Diamond League sequence on Might 10.
“As per entries @Neeraj_chopra1 and Kishore Kumar Jena will compete in home competitors beginning Might 12 in Bhubaneshwar,” the Athletics Federation of India tweeted.
Chopra’s coach, Klaus Bartonietz, additionally confirmed to PTI that his ward will likely be collaborating within the Bhubaneswar occasion. Kishore Jena, the 28-year-old who gained a silver within the Hangzhou Asian Video games the place Chopra gained gold, will even be competing within the Doha Diamond League on Might 10.
The final time Chopra participated in a home competitors was on the similar occasion on March 17, 2021, the place he gained a gold with a throw of 87.80m. Since then, he has achieved quite a few milestones, together with profitable a historic gold within the Tokyo Olympics, changing into the Diamond League champion in 2022, world champion in 2023, and defending his Asian Video games gold in China.
He has additionally gained three particular person legs of the Diamond League and claimed a silver within the 2022 World Championships. Nonetheless, Chopra is but to succeed in the 90m mark, together with his private greatest and nationwide document standing at 89.94m.
(Inputs from PTI)
