Indian star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is back on track after recovering from his elbow injury. Missing the entire session of 2019, Neeraj in his first throw of 2020 post-recovery, delivered a world-class performance making India proud once again.
The 22-year-old athlete shared a video of him on his official social media handle, from the sports ground and wrote, “87.86 mtr
Feeling super awesome to be back in the competition mode.
Thank you everyone for your good wishes and supporting me always
जय हिंद
”.
87.86 mtr
Feeling super awesome to be back in the competition mode.
Thank you everyone for your good wishes and supporting me alwaysजय हिंद pic.twitter.com/gO8iCMG8Di — Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) January 28, 2020
His incredible feat was witnessed at the Athletics Central North West League meet in South Africa, where Neeraj’s spear covered a distance of 87.86m and in one go the young player won a quota in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 after crossing the benchmark of 85m.
This proud moment was shared by the office of Union Minister of Sports and Kiren Rijiju, Union Sports Minister also congratulated the athlete for his incredible comeback.
A great come back from injury by @Neeraj_chopra1 and then qualifying for @Tokyo2020 Olympics is a great achievement! Determination, passion and strength made it possible to throw 87.86m much beyond the qualifying benchmark of 85m. Well done Neeraj! https://t.co/hec7mHR4Nz
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 29, 2020
