After reports emerged that Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra pulled out of the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 due to injury, the Olympic gold medallist has now clarified that his withdrawal is strictly precautionary.
“Following a recent throwing session, I decided not to compete in Ostrava as I felt something in my adductor. I have had problems with it in the past and pushing it at this stage can lead to injury,” Neeraj shared on Instagram.
“Just to clarify, I am not injured but I don’t want to take any risk during the Olympic year, so had to take this decision.”
However, Neeraj will attend the event as a guest on May 28. The 26-year-old’s next event will be the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 18.
Neeraj will be replaced by European champion Julian Weber of Germany, who threw 88.37m on Friday, marking the third-best throw of the year.
Also joining the elite fray is Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch, who won the last edition with a throw of 81.93m.
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