In Tokyo 2020, Neeraj Chopra earned India’s first-ever solo Olympic gold in sports, throwing the javelin 87.58 m. in the finals at the Olympic Park, know about his coach at present and his national record
Neeraj Chopra, a Haryana native, has been trained by a lengthy list of trainers, including Klaus Bartonietz, Gary Calvert, Werner Daniels, Kashinath Naik, Naseem Ahmad, and Jaiveer Singh.
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His early coach, Jaiveer, is the one who taught the lad from Khandra village in Haryana’s Panipat area how to throw a javelin.
Neeraj began training at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula, Haryana, in 2011. He was coached by Naseem Ahmad. Neeraj could watch his seniors work out and pick up advice from them. Ahmad also required him to exercise with long-distance athletes in order to improve his endurance and strength.
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“He had the requisite energy for the last jerk for flawless throws since he made throws with crossed legs. And had a broad last stride,” coach Ahmad told The Indian Express. “We would advance from throwing with 2 phases to three strides to five strides each and every day. And that helped him grasp the landing technique as well.”
With a junior world record throw of 86.48 meters, Neeraj Chopra took gold at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Poland.
Coach Gary Calvert was training with Neeraj Chopra at the time, aided by Kashinath Naik. Gary Calvert, an Australian who was also the coach of the Chinese national javelin team. He died of heart failure in Beijing in 2018.
Neeraj was an exceptional youngster who threw with a lot of enthusiasm despite having underweight at the time. According to Kashinath Naik, the 2010 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist in the javelin throw.
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The Asian Games gold medalist Neeraj Chopra was trained by German Uwe Hohn, the first sportsman in the record to throw the javelin over 100 meters.
Uwe Hohn set a world record with a throw of 104.8 meters in Berlin in 1984. In 1986, a new javelin shape was introduced, with the center of gravity moved forward to reduce throwing that was threatened to exceed stadium capacity, as well as to have them crash into the ground rather than just falling flat to eliminate confusing landings. Since then, Uwe Hohn’s remarkable throw has become an ‘eternal’ world record.
Uwe Hohn took medals in the javelin throw at the 1982 European Championships and the 1985 IAAF World Championship. He was born in Neuruppin, then East Germany. Hohn was unable to compete in the 1984 Olympics because East Germany had banned the Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Zhao Qinggang of China, who won gold in the javelin throw at the 2014 Asian Games. He was also mentored by Hohn. In 2017, he began working with Neeraj Chopra. Uwe was subsequently fired by India after severe complaints were raised against him by athletes who reeked of unprofessionalism along with making unprecedented demands when it came to his salary.
The duty of coaching Neeraj was then taken over by German Klaus Bartonietz who has been handed a contract extension till the Paris 2024 Olympics after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with Neeraj.
Chopra’s current national record stands at 89.30m, a distance his threw at the Paavo Nurmi Games, 2022 in Finland which saw him win second place at the event.