{"id":450141,"date":"2024-05-08T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/08\/neeraj-chopra-set-to-compete-in-india-for-first-time-in-3-years-at-federation-cup-more-sports-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T08:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T08:00:25","slug":"neeraj-chopra-set-to-compete-in-india-for-first-time-in-3-years-at-federation-cup-more-sports-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/08\/neeraj-chopra-set-to-compete-in-india-for-first-time-in-3-years-at-federation-cup-more-sports-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Chopra set to compete in India for first time in 3 years at Federation Cup | More sports News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109943308,imgsize-31810.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Olympic and <!-- -->world champion<!-- --> javelin thrower <!-- -->Neeraj Chopra<!-- --> is set to compete in India for the first time in three years. The 26-year-old has confirmed his participation in the <!-- -->National Federation Cup<!-- -->, which will be held in Bhubaneswar from May 12 to 15. <br \/>Chopra is expected to travel to India from Doha after opening his season in the first leg of the prestigious <!-- -->Diamond League<!-- --> series on May 10.<br \/>&#8220;As per entries @Neeraj_chopra1 and Kishore Kumar Jena will compete in domestic competition starting May 12 in Bhubaneshwar,&#8221; the <!-- -->Athletics<!-- --> Federation of India tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Chopra&#8217;s coach, Klaus Bartonietz, also confirmed to PTI that his ward will be participating in the Bhubaneswar event. <!-- -->Kishore Jena<!-- -->, the 28-year-old who won a silver in the Hangzhou Asian Games where Chopra won gold, will also be competing in the Doha Diamond League on May 10.<br \/>The last time Chopra participated in a domestic competition was at the same event on March 17, 2021, where he won a gold with a throw of 87.80m. Since then, he has achieved numerous milestones, including winning a historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the Diamond League champion in 2022, world champion in 2023, and defending his Asian Games gold in China. <br \/>He has also won three individual legs of the Diamond League and claimed a silver in the 2022 World Championships. However, Chopra is yet to reach the 90m mark, with his personal best and national record standing at 89.94m.<br \/><span class=\"em strong\">(Inputs from PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')<\/p>\n<p>      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }<\/p>\n<p>    }<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/vsp1jarvispvt.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/more-sports\/athletics\/neeraj-chopra-eyes-to-compete-in-india-for-first-time-in-3-years-at-federation-cup\/articleshow\/109943080.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is set to compete in India for the first time in three years. The 26-year-old has confirmed his participation in the National Federation Cup, which will be held in Bhubaneswar from May 12 to 15. 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