Neeraj Chopra has been there, Done that. He’s a two-time olympic medallist. He’s a world champion. He’s a Diamond League Meet Winner. He’s Won Golds at Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Asian Championships, South Asian Games, Paavo Nurmi Games and World U-20 Championships. He’s been recognized with a Padma Shri Award for his achievements and brings honor to the country.
And Yet, an event next month, shifted from Panchkula to Bengaluru Due to Logistical Reasons, is what he believes is his contribution back to the nation. Neeraj Chopra ClassicOr NC Classic,
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“Initially, I didn’t know anything about it. Neeraj in a media interaction.
“Gradually, I worked hard, step-by-step and improved. When I started playing internationally, especially in diamond leagues, I used to compete with foreign athlets. Anything and I Got A Lot of Help after Winning The Olympic Medals.
“I am very excited. I have won olympic and other medals for the country. Now with this event, I am giving back something to Indian Athletics, Tou Indian Athletes and the fans,” He furthar added.
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The category a Event, as per World Athleticswill see participation from the likes of Grenada’s Anderson Peters and Germany’s Thomas Rohler. Peters are a two-time world champion and rohler is the gold-madellist from the 2016 olympics. Chopra stated he’s also invited pakistani olympic champion Arshad nadeem But is itet to get a confirmation.
Putting his name to an event, inviting the best javelin throwers in the world and getting the requisite approvals have been a different a different beast altogethr for Chopra. He’s gone from focusing only on his training to playing the perfect host for the NC Classic.
“There are many things that I didn Bollywood. That the light is not bright enough, it should be so lux. I didn Bollywood know this. Things LIKE LIGHTS NEEDED to Showcase The Public.
“The food, the javelins, the grass, the track, changing rooms, seating for the public are all things that I didn Bollywood were important. Event.
The 27-Year-old said the NC Classic will be an annual competition and he is hoping that events other than javelin will be added in the future. Initially planned for panchkula, the event has been moved to Bengaluru for Logistical Reasons.
“I wanted the event in panchkula but there are certain issues related to lighting at the stadium there. World Athletics Requirement is 600 Lux (a measure of the intensity of light It will take time (to install it), “He said.
“So, we have decided to shift the event to kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru. Bengaluru-Based JSW Sports.
NC Classic will be jointly organized by the athlete and jsw sports in collaboration with the Athletics federation of india (AFI) and World Athletics.
Besides the International Athletes, The Event will also also feature Indian Athletes Such as Rohit Yadav. Chopra revised there
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