Neeraj Chopra

"Neeraj Chopra had been advised rest for a month by doctors after an MRI showed an injury in his groin. He had complained of pain in the groin region after his competition at the World Championships, following which he went for an MRI, which revealed a minor tear," said Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary-general Rajiv Mehta.

Chopra scripted history as he became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships by clinching silver in the javelin throw final in Eugene, US. "Congratulations Neeraj. Absolutely brilliant, really. The entire nation is feeling proud of him. All the best mate for your upcoming tournaments and I'm sure he will bag gold in every competition," Mahant Gaurav told IANS.

With his best throw of 88.13m, Neeraj won silver and ended India's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Athletics Championships. This was India's second medal at the World Championships and the first podium finish since Anju Bobby George won a bronze medal in long jump at Paris in 2003.

With his best throw of 88.13m, Neeraj won silver and ended India's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Athletics Championships. This was India's second medal at the World Championships and the first podium finish since Anju Bobby George won a bronze medal in long jump at Paris in 2003. "I'm feeling really great today to have won a silver medal for the country.

The Haryana lad is being projected as a sure shot gold medal prospect for India in the Commonwealth Game in Birmingham as well, and why not? Chopra (24) is in red-hot form. The star athlete set a national record of 89.94m enroute a silver medal at the Stockholm Diamond League earlier this year, and now he has won silver at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA.

This was India's second medal at the World Championships and the first podium finish since Anju Bobby George won a bronze medal in long jump at Paris in 2003. Chopra's best effort of 88.13m in the final at the Hayward Field was short of Anderson Peters' gold medal-winning mark of 90.54m while Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch won the bronze with 88.09m.

As cricket makes a return to the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 24 years, excitement was evident in the way Powar and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur spoke in the pre-departure virtual press conference. Powar expressed his wish to make the team meet Sindhu and Chopra if they find time at the Games Village to learn what makes the duo high-performing achievers in their own disciplines.

Placed in Group A at Hayward Field, Neeraj, the reigning Olympic champion, produced an impressive throw of 88.39 metres in Round 1 and topped Group A of the qualification round to reach the final. Neeraj set the tone in Group A with an 88.39 metre throw in his very first attempt and didn't take his second and third attempts.

Neeraj Chopra progressed to the final as he breached the 83.50m mark (Q-mark) with ease in his first attempt. Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic, too, joined him in the list with his first-attempt throw of 85.23m. Last month, Chopra had set a new national record of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw, at the Diamond League in Stockholm en route to a silver medal.

Chopra went on to win the gold medal in Tokyo with a brilliant performance. After the disappointment of the Tokyo Olympics, Vetter has competed in only one event in 2022 -- the Ursapharm Speerwurf Meeting in Offenburg, Germany in May winning a silver medal with a throw of 85.64, way below his personal best of 97.76 metre.