India\u2019s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is looking forward to resume training for a fresh season after a deserved break at the end of 2018 that saw him crowned the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games champion.<\/p>\n
The Haryana athlete took time off after participating in the September 8-9 Continental Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic. He skipped the season-ending domestic meet, the National Open Athletics Championships at Bhubaneswar from September 25-28, to overcome what he said was \u201cmental exhaustion\u201d as well.<\/p>\n
However, family commitments and social engagements proved more taxing than he had thought, Chopra said. \u201cI\u2019ve been travelling and training hard for quite some time. Since I was away from home, I wanted to take a break but eventually I had to switch off my phone,\u201d Chopra said. \u201cThe last two weeks have been quite draining, at least mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neeraj, 20, had performed consistently at a top level in 2018, regularly hitting the 85m mark. It helped him win back-to-back titles, at the April Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and then at the Jakarta Asian Games with a national record of 88.06m. He also took part in the Diamond League circuit.<\/p>\n
With national camp starting in Patiala on Wednesday, the ever-smiling thrower from Haryana is expecting another demanding season. \u201cThis year has been good. I hope to carry on the momentum next year too,\u201d he said on the sidelines of a function in Rohtak, Haryana.<\/p>\n
The 2016 World junior champion says the upcoming season will be more challenging than last year. \u201cIt might be a non-Olympic year but I have set a higher benchmark for next season. My target is also to excel in the World Athletics Championships in September,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In the 2017 World Athletics Championships at London, Neeraj didn\u2019t qualify for the final. Davinder Singh Kang did, but he was provisionally suspended in March for doping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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