Neeraj Chopra: "My next target is winning gold in World Championships"

Neeraj Chopra scripted history after winning India's maiden athletics medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. It's been quite some time since Neeraj made his breakthrough in the Olympics. He is now focusing on his next target in the upcoming events. He is gearing up for the World Championships and the World Athletics Championships in the USA.

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The World Championships will commence from 15 July to 24 July 2022. It got postponed to these dates after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) arranged a small gathering to felicitate Neeraj post his Olympic victory. In that press conference, he said, "I have already won gold in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games and now an Olympic gold. So my next target is winning gold in World Championships."

While speaking on World Championships, he shared, "World Championships is a big competition and sometimes tougher than the Olympics. I am not going to be content with this Olympic gold and sit on this laurel. I would like to do even better and win gold again in Asian Games, CWG and again in Olympics. That is the medal which is with Anju madam and I want to win it."

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The 24-year-old also spoke about his mental state before the grand Olympics. He added, "There was no pressure and I was taking it (Olympics) just like any other event. It was like I have played against these athletes before and there's no reason to worry. I was able to focus on my performance. That has helped me win gold. Yes, I did think about India not winning a medal in athletics but once I get hold of my javelin, all these things do not come to my mind."