India’s star javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver medal in the Olympic Games held in Paris, the capital of France this year, has now taken a big decision before the start of the upcoming new season. Neeraj has chosen Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic as his new coach. Apart from this, Zelezny has also managed to win medals in the Olympics three times. Apart from this, Zelezny has also managed to win the world title three times, in which he also holds the world record of throwing the javelin at a distance of 98.48 meters.
Zelezny is considered the greatest javelin athlete of the modern era.
Earlier, German biomechanics expert Klaus Bartonitz was playing the role of personal coach for Neeraj Chopra. Talking about Jan Zelezny, he has won medals in the Olympic Games held in 1992, 1996 and 2000. He managed to win the world title in 1993, 1995, and 2001. Zelezny is recognized as the greatest javelin throw player of the modern era. Talking about Neeraj Chopra, while he won the silver medal in the Paris Olympics, before that he managed to win the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
I am looking forward to working with John.
After making Jan Zelezny his coach, Neeraj Chopra also expressed this happiness in his statement. He said that I have been a fan of his technique and accuracy from the beginning, and I have watched many of his videos. He has been at the peak of this game for many years, he has a lot of experience. Now that I am moving to the next stage of my career, it is a big deal for me to have Jan’s support and I am also very excited to work with him. At the same time, Zelezny also said about becoming Neeraj’s coach that I had said many years ago that Neeraj has all the qualities to become a great player and if I have to coach any player outside the Czech Republic, then my first choice was Neeraj.