Neeraj Chopra: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is not able to participate in the Asian Games 2026 held in Nagoya, Japan. Due to injury he had to withdraw from this multi-sports event. Now after almost a month, his pain has spilled over after being left out of this event.
Neeraj Chopra: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been ruled out of the Asian Games 2026 held in Nagoya, Japan. He had to pull out of this multi-sports event due to an ankle injury suffered during training. Now after about a month, Neeraj has expressed his pain at being left out of this event. He said that it was very difficult for me not to represent India this time in the Asian Games.
Neeraj Chopra’s pain spilled
Actually, recently Neeraj Chopra has shared an emotional post on his Linkedin account. In this post, he wrote that in 2018, when he carried the flag of India in the Asian Games played in Jakarta, he was only 20 years old. At that time he was on top of the stage in this competition. With this, India also won its first medal in Javelin after 1982. Taking his point further, he said that I understand very well what is the feeling of carrying the burden of the Tricolor and the expectations of thousands of people. Defending the same title after five years means everything.
Neeraj Chopra suffering from ligament injury
Taking his point forward, Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra said that the Asian Games has given some very special moments to his career. In such a situation, it is very difficult for him not to represent India this time. In this post, Neeraj wrote that he is suffering from a ligament injury. After much deliberation, it was decided to exclude him from the Asian Games. According to Neeraj, it is the greatest honor to take the field with the hopes of the country, but this time being away from this opportunity really hurts.
He further said that injury is a part of sports and you cannot control everything. In such a situation, the support of the people around you matters a lot.
old connection with injuries
This is not the first time that Neeraj Chopra is struggling with an injury. He has a long association with injuries. In the year 2019, he had to undergo surgery on his right elbow. After this, in 2022 he had to miss out of the Commonwealth Games due to groin injury. In 2023, he suffered a muscle strain, while in 2024, he had to withdraw from an event due to adductor problem. However, after battling continuous injuries, Neeraj made a brilliant comeback in the Commonwealth Games 2026 and won the silver medal for India.