NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Neeraj Chopra has been training hard for this year's Olympic Games but India's top javelin thrower fears not being able to compete internationally might compromise his bid for a medal in Tokyo. "Competition is as important as training and I badly need opportunities to compete abroad," Chopra told a virtual news conference organised by the Sports Authority of India on Wednesday. "When you train abroad, you don't have any distractions, and you have a competition almost every second week. "In some countries, you have to quarantine for 21 days, which is simply not an option so close to the Games," said Chopra. Instead, the Asian and Commonwealth gold medallist will continue to train in the north Indian city of Patiala where the temperature is rising.

Source: The Star May 12, 2021 09:45 UTC