A day later, he was asked about his participation in the National Games, which will be held in cities across Gujarat from September 29 to October 12.
Chopra told reporters, “The National Games are approaching. I am coming back from a back injury right now, and I will not be able to train for a week or two. So I am mainly focusing on next year. ”
The IOA has made it mandatory for the country’s top athletes to participate in the Games, which may require many players to revise their training schedules.
The IOA’s directive comes after Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Games’ mascot and anthem, which Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said would be the biggest and grandest ever.
The National Games are being organized after a gap of seven years.
Groin issues forced Chopra to pull out of the Commonwealth Games in July–August, just after the World Championships in the United States, where she claimed the silver medal.
But Chopra made an impressive comeback from a month-long injury by winning the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League series on August 26 and qualifying for the final here.
He became the first Indian to win the Diamond League Meet title in Lausanne with his third career-best throw of 89.08m.
In Zurich, Chopra started with a foul but climbed to the top spot with a throw of 88.44m – the fourth best of his career – in his second attempt, and it turned out to be his winning effort.
He did 88.00m, 86.11m, 87.00m and 83.60m in his next four throws.
Czech Olympic silver medalist Jakob Vadlage finished second with a best throw of 86.94m, which he recorded in his fourth attempt. Germany’s Julian Weber finished third with 83.73m.
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