'Wasn't my night': First note for fans! Neeraj opens up on Tokyo disappointment

Neeraj Chopra, India's javelin propulsion champion, finished eighth astatine the World Championships successful Tokyo connected Thursday, marking a disappointing extremity to his season.Chopra, who was experiencing backmost symptom since aboriginal this month, managed a propulsion of 84.03 meters earlier being eliminated successful the 5th circular of finals.Debutant Sachin Yadav surpassed Chopra's show with a propulsion of 86.27 meters, securing 4th spot successful the competition."It's not however I had hoped to extremity the season, astatine the World Championships successful Tokyo. I wanted to measurement retired determination and springiness my champion for India contempt each the challenges but it wasn't my night," Chopra wrote connected X.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"I'm truly blessed for Sachin, who threw a idiosyncratic champion and astir brought location a medal.

Congratulations to @keshorn_walcott, @peters_oly and @Curt_Thompson connected their well-deserved podium places."Grateful for each your support, this lone makes maine determined to travel backmost stronger."Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott claimed golden with 88.16 meters, portion Grenada's Anderson Peters secured metallic with 87.38 meters, and American Curtis Thompson took bronze with 86.67 meters.The 27-year-old jock from Haryana, who holds 2 Olympic medals, expressed his determination to instrumentality stronger.

"I bash not recognize what happened today. This has not happened for a agelong time," Neeraj admitted aft the competition, arsenic quoted by Olympics.com."I had immoderate problems earlier coming to Tokyo. Two weeks ago, I had immoderate backmost issues, but I did not privation to archer anyone. I was reasoning I would inactive negociate to get done it. But javelin is truly tough. If you are not successful a bully shape, you are out," helium added.Neeraj, who became the archetypal Indian to triumph a golden medal astatine the World Championships 2 years backmost successful Budapest, said that helium volition instrumentality his learnings from a uncommon setback."It is OK. I volition larn from today. Maybe I request much grooming oregon to amended my technique. Maybe I conscionable request much clip for training. But it is life, it is sport. I person to judge it and determination on," helium added.