Focus on strength conditioning as Neeraj aims for Oly

NESTLED in the Southern Hemisphere, Potchefstroom with its excellent training facilities, is turning out to be an ideal venue for players to train when winter sweeps across the Northern Hemisphere.

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Even for Neeraj Chopra, who prefers to start his training abroad after a well-deserved post-season break in around late November or early December.

The javelin Olympic and world champ is primed for another year of excellence culminating with the big-ticket event at the Paris Olympics in July-August.

He has to defend his Olympic title and with great earnestness, he has got his fitness sorted and has slowly started to throw, lightly though.

He has been training at the South African centre since December and will gradually increase his light throwing sessions.