Neeraj Chopra has been ruled out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to an injury he sustained at the track and field world championships last week. At the recently concluded 2022 World Athletics Championships, he won a silver medal with a throw of 88.13m. Chopra competed in the final with a thigh injury from a groin injury. It is known that Chopra was advised to rest for a month. Chopra previously missed the entire 2019 season due to an elbow injury and ultimately required surgery. Chopra is the second Indian to win a medal at Worlds, after Anju Bobby George’s bronze in 2003.
IOA Secretary-General Rajeev Mehta said: “Team India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra called me earlier today from the US to inform him that he would not be able to participate in the Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth of Birmingham 2022 due to fitness concerns,” said IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta. “After attending the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Mr Chopra had an MRI on Monday, and based on that, he was advised by the medical team to rest for a month.”
Reportedly, Chopra underwent an MRI scan following the World Championship final, where he was diagnosed with Grade 1 muscle strain. The damage is expected to require a 15-year recovery process. 20 days. With the javelin throwing event at the Commonwealth Games including qualifying and finals, Chopra didn’t want to risk aggravating the injury from a busy season that included the Asian Games and the finals. World Championships next year. Chopra informed the IOA as he was supposed to become the Indian team’s flag bearer for the Commonwealth Games.
An injury diagnosis does not mean the end of the season for Chopra. One of his goals at the start of the year is to compete in the Diamond League final in Zurich on September 6. Assuming his rehabilitation goes smoothly, Chopra will hope to compete. there.
It is with great disappointment that I must inform you all that it will not be possible to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. I was uncomfortable after the feeling of being pulled in my groin on my fourth throw at the World Championships. When it was medically investigated yesterday by a team of doctors in the US, a small bout of stress was detected and I was advised to rehab and rest it for the next few weeks,” said Chopra. said in a statement on its social media. on Tuesday.
“I discussed this with my support team and the CAIMS of 10A, AFI and SAI, and together we decided that keeping my long-term goals in mind, it would be best for me to skip the CWG to avoid risk jhe said.
“Needless to say, it hurts me not to be able to defend my title and miss another chance to represent the nation. I am especially disappointed at the loss of the opportunity to carry Team India’s flag at the opening ceremony, an honor that I look forward to in a few days,” the World silver medalist wrote.
“For now, I will focus on rehabilitation and hope to return to work soon. I would like to thank the whole country for all the love and support I have received over the past few days, and urge you all to join me in cheering on my fellow Team India athletes. in Birmingham in the coming weeks,” he added.
Chopra has been in great form towards the end of the year. The 89.30m throw-in in the Paavo Nurmi match set a national record. He followed it up with a victory at the Kourtane Games four days later, with a throw of 86.69m.
The 24-year-old then entered the Diamond League in Stockholm, where, with a throw of 89.94m, he broke the national record again.
