Bhubaneswar: When the Chopra Neeraj raised his hand, having history organized by winning the first gold medal in India in the athletics at the Olympics, R Vineel Krishna, Commissioner-Cum-Secretary of the State Sports Department, was very happy.
Only a few months ago he interacted with a javelin thrower when he was training at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar between December last year and February 2021, as part of his preparation in Tokyo.
“I saw Neeraj at the stadium.
He always looked calm and calm and well trained Neeraj Chopra with Narasingh Majhi on the sidelines of the training in Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswarwar-23-year-old player trained here for more than two months along with other Javelin elit throws such as Shivpal Singh and Annu Rani, both of which cannot be eligible for the final .
They were led by coach UEW Hohn and Dr.
Klaus.
“Having the right time training at the Kalinga Stadium here in Bhubaneswar.
Now hope to get some competition experience under the belt,” Neeraj has tweeted on February 13.
The Javelin team, including Neeraj, also visited Eco Retreat in Konark during the training period.
The Minister of Sports State Tusharkanti Behera said Odisha felt connected with a very large neeraj.
“During the camp, the state government has allowed access to all facilities, including sports science centers, to the Javelin team.
They accumulate praise in world-class infrastructure and facilities in the Kalinga Stadium complex.
The team also appreciated the support and hospitality extended by the state government Section, “said Behera.
The Minister of Sports said that in accordance with the vision of the Head of Minister of Naveen Patnaik, Odisha has created world-class sports infrastructure in various disciplines and the government will continue to expand various facilities to country athletes.
Naveen down to Twitter to congratulate NEERAJ for his gold medal.
“Gold Throw! Congratulations #NeerajChopra on the path & the first historic path and #Gold medal for India in #Javelin Throw at # Tokyo2020.
This country is very proud of you.
With this, you bring India to the highest medal center at #Oympics.
You will Inspire generations, “Naveen tweeted.