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Neeraj Chopra begins his 2025 season with victory in Potchefstroom
The Statesman Siliguri
|April 18, 2025
Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra kicked off his 2025 athletics season with a win at the Potch Invitational Meet in Potchefstroom, South Africa, with a modest 84.52m throw.
Competing at the iconic McArthur Stadium, the same venue where he qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics almost five years ago, Neeraj Chopra beat local athletes Douw Smit and Duncan Robertson in the race to the top of the podium.
According to a statement by Olympics.com, Smit, with a best mark of 82.44m on the day, and Neeraj Chopra were the only two in a six-man field who managed to beat the 80 m mark in the men's javelin throw competition at the Potch Invitational Meet 2025.
Neeraj Chopra's personal best and the Indian national record, however, stand at 89.94m--a mark achieved at the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League.
This story is from the April 18, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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