The much-anticipated face-off between India’s Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem is lastly set to unfold as soon as once more — this time on the Silesia Diamond League in Poland on August 16. It is going to be the primary assembly between the 2 javelin giants since their showdown on the Paris Olympics 2024, the place Neeraj completed on the rostrum and Nadeem made historical past for Pakistan.Chopra, who not too long ago breached the elusive 90-metre mark on the Doha Diamond League with a throw of 90.23m, has continued to impress on the worldwide stage. Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Chatting with ANI at an occasion, the Olympic and World Champion on Friday emphasised his regular, step-by-step strategy to pushing his limits: “I consider in going step-by-step. I’ve touched 90 m now, so I want to enhance it by one or two metres. Then goal for 95 m. As Sumit (Antil) stated, 95 m is certainly attainable. Then, after that, I might attempt breaking my coach’s report.”That coach is Jan Zelezny, the world report holder (98.48m), and somebody Chopra tremendously admires.“He has thrown 98m, and so many over 90. Perhaps as soon as I hit 95m, then I can begin to say one thing — however proper now, I have to preserve working,” he added.
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Chopra’s 2025 season has been stellar: a win in South Africa, a second-place end in Doha, top-two finishes in Poland, Paris, and Ostrava, and most not too long ago, a dominant 86.18m win on the Neeraj Chopra Traditional in Bengaluru.Because the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo (Sept 13–21) approaches, Chopra is targeted on defending his crown. “I’m making ready properly for it and I hope to present my degree finest there. It’s the largest and most essential competitors of the yr,” he stated.His conflict with Arshad Nadeem in Poland might not carry Olympic stakes, however for followers throughout each nations, it guarantees loads of pleasure and maybe a preview of battles but to return.
