‘Organiser and athlete…’, What’s the toughest decision for javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra?

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Bengaluru, July 04, 2025 (ANI): On donning the hat of organiser for the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra said, “This is a new experience and I am enjoying this. I am thinking about my performance, but the event also has to be made successful so that it can be further expanded in the future...So that our Indian athletes also get a chance to compete and our track and field events further elevate.”

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00:00All the tough?

00:02Decision

00:04All the tough is to think about this event

00:08and compete

00:10It's a big decision

00:12It's organized and it's okay

00:14but it's also to play

00:16It's tough because

00:18the mind is a little slow

00:20My mind is on the way

00:22that I have to play

00:24I have to focus on that

00:26but now

00:28I have to focus on everything

00:30I feel spicy

00:32I don't think it's spicy for other athletes

00:34I think

00:36I'm telling that

00:38if there is very spicy food

00:40I always think about you guys

00:42It's not too spicy for you

00:44It's something like this

00:46as an organizer I have to think about

00:48but I like it

00:50First of all

00:52I have competed in

00:54Paris Diamond League

00:56I went to Australia

00:58and then I went to Australia

01:00and then I went to India

01:02and then Mumbai to Bangalore

01:04So, travel plus competition

01:06and a lot of other competition

01:08plus people

01:10to reach it

01:12to get brands

01:14and suits

01:16I have to say

01:18I have to ask you

01:20about the same thing

01:22I have to say

01:24about the stadium

01:26and the same thing

01:28as I said

01:30I have to say

01:32I have to say

01:34I have to say

01:36I have to say

01:38I have to say

01:40that one

01:42with the new experience

01:44and I'm enjoying

01:46the main thing

01:48The biggest thing

01:50is that

01:52it's successful

01:53I had to think

01:54it's good

01:55but the biggest thing

01:57is that

01:58I can grow

02:00and make it

02:02so that we can

02:04and our good Indian athletes will be able to get more than 5 Indian athletes.

02:11We will be able to compete with the other athletes and we will be able to get more than 5 Indian athletes.

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