Neeraj Chopra is confident of breaching 90m mark in World Championships

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is confident of breaching the elusive 90m barrier this year but he is not thinking about the coveted mark going into the upcoming World Championships as he feels that would lead to extra pressureThe 24yearold is within touching distance of the the coveted 90m mark considered the gold standard in the world of javelin throw In his three outings this season Chopra has improved his personal best twice he recorded a 8930m throw last month at the Paavo Nurmi Games before sending his spear to 8994m just 6cm shy of 90m at the Diamond League Meet here on Thursday Today I feel good and after the first throw I thought I could throw even over 90m todayBut it is OK as I have more competitions coming this year Chopra said after his second place finish Chopras opening throw of 8994m bagged him his first podium finish at the Diamond LeagueI am close to 90m now and I can throw it this year Despite the fact that I did not win tonight I feel very good because I did my best Chopra finished second behind Grenadas Anderson Peters who had a best throw of 9031m in his third attempt When Anderson Peters crossed 90 metres I too felt that I had to do it I had that in mind that everything should be perfect the javelin should go in one line and the technique should be perfect When everything is perfect then only you can throw such long distance the Indian saidThere was competition but I am happy that my all throws were quite good I am happy with the performance I am playing after a long time and will look to give my best in the next competitionChopra will next compete at the World Championships to be held in Eugene USA from July 15 to 24 I will come to know about that form in Oregon Every competition every day is different When I start playing in Oregon I will get to know if I am feeling the pressure of being an Olympic champion I play with a free mind pressure is not there in my mind I train hard and try to give my 100 per cent in competition he said The Haryana athlete who has made a strong start to the season said he will not be changing his training method for the worldsAlso Read Its a fantastic feeling for snooker champ KothariMy next is Oregon the World Championship Its not far away so we wont change anything But will continue to improve the ongoing training The legendary Anju Bobby George is the only Indian to have won a World Championships medal in athletics with a long jump bronze in the 2003 editionThere is no pressure that India has only one medal Not thinking much about what to do at the World Championships There is not much pressure now but will see how the mindset is once I reach there We will try our best Chopra said After Chopras gold at Tokyo javelin throw and athletics popularity has skyrocketed in India I am happy that everyone is watching athletics back home online also A lot of Indians had come here and the Indian ambassador had also come it felt nice that athletics is growing in IndiaNeerajs throw motivated me PetersReigning world champion Peters who won the Diamond League Meet here said he was motivated by Chopras opening throw where the Indian smashed his own national record and improved his personal bestGetting the 90m throw was really good I was very much motivated by Neeraj to get a 90m throw because he started the competition with a PB and a NR and that was pretty good for the start Peters said The javelin throw community is really good and I am enjoying every competition We always motivate each other we want to make sure that everybody is doing ok We want everybody to perform well So doing competitions with those guys means a lot to me The more I compete the better I become In Eugene it will be anybodys gameThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever