NEW DELHI: Legendary para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia believes that it’s only a matter of time earlier than Neeraj Chopra breaches the 90m mark, predicting that the star javelin thrower might attain a distance of 93m throughout the subsequent one to 2 years.
Neeraj just lately gained a silver medal on the Paris Olympics with a throw of 89.45m, whereas Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem set an Olympic file with a throw of 92.97m to win gold.
On Thursday, Neeraj completed second within the Lausanne Diamond League with a throw of 89.49m, trailing behind Anderson Peters of Grenada, who threw 90.61m.
Jhajharia, a double Paralympics gold medalist within the F46 class, highlighted that after Neeraj breaks by the 90m barrier, he expects the javelin thrower to exceed it by a big margin, predicting a rise of three to Four meters.
“If I say within the language of javelin throw, 89-plus has grow to be a barrier for Neeraj at the moment. I’ve seen in my sporting profession of 20 years, when a barrier is damaged it doesn’t break by only a mere metre or so, however by Three to Four metres,” the 43-year-old Jhajharia informed PTI.
“When Neeraj does that, he is not going to throw simply 90-plus, his javelin will go 3-Four metres farther. Please keep in mind my phrases.
“So, Neeraj will throw 92m to 93m when the barrier is damaged. He ought to do it in a single or two years,” stated Jhajharia, who was elected as Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president in March.
Moreover, Jhajharia, who additionally gained a silver medal on the Tokyo Paralympics, famous that Neeraj’s peak type is but to return and anticipated it throughout the subsequent two years.
“Age is in his favour, 26 is not any age and I hope that he will likely be at his peak when he’s 28 or 29. By then, he’ll do his finest.
“He’s very disciplined and really devoted. I’ve seen that once we educated collectively in 2022 in Finland,” he stated.
Neeraj will flip 27 in December this yr.
Neeraj just lately gained a silver medal on the Paris Olympics with a throw of 89.45m, whereas Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem set an Olympic file with a throw of 92.97m to win gold.
On Thursday, Neeraj completed second within the Lausanne Diamond League with a throw of 89.49m, trailing behind Anderson Peters of Grenada, who threw 90.61m.
Jhajharia, a double Paralympics gold medalist within the F46 class, highlighted that after Neeraj breaks by the 90m barrier, he expects the javelin thrower to exceed it by a big margin, predicting a rise of three to Four meters.
“If I say within the language of javelin throw, 89-plus has grow to be a barrier for Neeraj at the moment. I’ve seen in my sporting profession of 20 years, when a barrier is damaged it doesn’t break by only a mere metre or so, however by Three to Four metres,” the 43-year-old Jhajharia informed PTI.
“When Neeraj does that, he is not going to throw simply 90-plus, his javelin will go 3-Four metres farther. Please keep in mind my phrases.
“So, Neeraj will throw 92m to 93m when the barrier is damaged. He ought to do it in a single or two years,” stated Jhajharia, who was elected as Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president in March.
Moreover, Jhajharia, who additionally gained a silver medal on the Tokyo Paralympics, famous that Neeraj’s peak type is but to return and anticipated it throughout the subsequent two years.
“Age is in his favour, 26 is not any age and I hope that he will likely be at his peak when he’s 28 or 29. By then, he’ll do his finest.
“He’s very disciplined and really devoted. I’ve seen that once we educated collectively in 2022 in Finland,” he stated.
Neeraj will flip 27 in December this yr.
