Neeraj Chopra Injury Update: Place not confirmed in Commonwealth Games, will have to overcome this big hurdle to play

Neeraj Chopra Injury News: A big news is coming about India’s star javelin thrower and world champion Neeraj Chopra. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has released the preliminary list of 32-member contingent for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. Neeraj Chopra’s name is included in this list, but his place in the team has not been confirmed yet. Neeraj will have to qualify to participate in the Commonwealth Games 2026, only then he will be able to play.

AFI clarified the rules

Federation spokesperson and World Athletics Vice President Adil Sumariwala made it clear in a press conference that Neeraj Chopra will have to first achieve the qualification mark to play in this tournament. He told that all the other athletes selected in the list have already qualified, Neeraj is the only player who is yet to qualify.

Such is the statement of AFI

Neeraj will have to qualify to participate in the game. Apart from this, athlete Selva himself has expressed his desire to come and participate in the interstate competition and qualify. Since we don’t know their current position, they will also have to get very close to the qualifying mark.

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Know how is Neeraj Chopra’s health

The big question in the minds of fans is when will Neeraj Chopra return after injury? Giving an update on this, Sumariwala said that Neeraj is now completely fit and has returned to training. Hopefully he will be ready to compete in the next 10 days. The federation is still waiting for his return to the field after the injury.

Big update on Jyoti Yaraji also

Apart from Neeraj, there has also been good news on the injury of the country’s star athlete Jyoti Yaraji. Sumariwala said that Jyoti’s health is improving rapidly and she too is now fit for training. However, he will also have to prove himself completely fit to compete on the field. The country hopes that Neeraj will soon qualify and bring a medal for India.