Golden boy eyes 90m mark

An Olympic gold medal already in his pocket, star Indian javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra has his eyes set on breaching the 90m mark which he feels will get him an entry in the list of world’s best throwers. Neeraj, who clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt at the Tokyo Olympics, has been eyeing the coveted 90m mark for quite some time now. His personal best is 88.07m.

“Medal is one thing, distance is another. Crossing the 90m mark will put me in the list of the world’s best throwers,” Neeraj said during a virtual media interaction. “I am close to it and can hit the mark soon, but I don’t think about too much. But there is no pressure on me that if I don’t reach the mark then ‘gadbad ho jaega’.” The 24-year-old is confident that the mark is around the corner and certain tweaks in his technique will help him achieve his goal.