Neeraj Chopra starts 2025 with a gold medal at Potch Invitational Track event

The two time Olympic medalist and the no.1 Javelin thrower in the world, Neeraj Chopra begins this new season with a gold at Potch Invitational Track event in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Tokyo Olympics Gold medalist and Paris Olympics silver medalist Neeraj Chopra, won gold at Potchefstroom with a throw of 84.52m. The Indian finished ahead of South Africans Douw Smit, who recorded a 82.44m throw and Duncan Robertson with a 71.22m. Neeraj and Smit were the only throwers to cross 80m mark.

NEERAJ CHOPRA IS BACK ON THE FIELD 🚀

Champion Neeraj Chopra starts the 2025 season with a throw of 84.52m at the NWU Potch Invitational in Potchefstroom, South Africa 🇿🇦
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After parting ways with German coach Klaus Bartonietz, Neeraj has been training in Potchefstroom with Jan Zelezny. Zelezny is a three-time Olympic champion and world record holder.

Neeraj Chopra in action this year

The event marked Neeraj’s first competitive outing of 2025, as he continues to train in Potchefstroom ahead of the elite international season. The Paris Olympic silver medallist is set to step onto a bigger stage next at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, where he will face a much stronger field in one of the sport’s premier global competitions.

This was the first major event in which Neeraj Chopra is taking part after his marriage to Himani Mor earlier this year. The wedding took place at the SuryaVilas Resort in Kumarhatti, near Solan, on the Kalka-Shimla Highway. It was an small and intimate affair, with only 40 50 guests, comprising close family members from both sides.

This season he will surely target to breach the 90m hurdle that he been focusing on for a long time. His personal best is 89.94m that he achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on June 30, 2022.

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