SPEARING AHEAD
NEERAJ CHOPRA, 23
DISCIPLINE: JAVELIN THROW
QUALIFYING RUN: In January 2020, at his first competition after an elbow injury kept him out of action the previous year, Chopra’s throw of 87.86m guaranteed a ticket to Tokyo
ACHIEVEMENTS: World no. 4. Chopra is the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist and the national record holder with a throw of 88.07m in Patiala in March 2021
been a chink in India’s Olympic armour. Comprising a wide range
