Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has been trying it for a while now and the ace javelin thrower says he is “close” to breaching the coveted 90-metre mark and just needs “favourable conditions” to assist him in his quest.

Last year, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist had fallen agonisingly short of the 90m mark, throwing the spear to a distance of 89.94m at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm. “Definitely, I’m close. I just need one perfect day with favourable weather conditions and I am confident I’ll be able to achieve the throw,” Chopra said during an interview with Jio Cinema.