With the World Athletics Championships just two days away, Neeraj Chopra is gradually getting into the competition zone. The Olympic champion has had a good beginning to his 2022 season and is inching closer to the elusive 90m mark. But the pressure of it is clearly more on those following him than the man himself, going by his interaction with select media ahead of the event.
“Like always, I am only thinking of going in with a free mind and aim to do my best, not bother with the distance. The competition I think will be very good and tough – Anderson Peters, Jakub Vadlejch, Julian Weber, Keshorn Walcott, Oliver Helander, me – all are doing consistently good and medallists have mostly been over 89m this season. I fell just six cm short (of 90m) at Stockholm. Being consistent is the target,” Chopra said on the eve of his departure from his training base in Chula Vista, USA.
