Time to put past to rest and focus on future: Neeraj

TIL Desk Sports/ The Tokyo Olympics triumph is done and dusted for star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who is now looking ahead for success in the coming years as he arrived in Chula Vista, United States for his off-season training. Chopra will train at the world class facility in Chula Vista for 90 days along with coach Klaus Bartoneitz after the Sports Authority of India cleared a proposal in quick time last week.

“It’s time to put the past to rest and focus on the future. Have arrived for my off-season training and look forward to restarting the process of getting better,” Chopra tweeted. The proposal, moved by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), was approved inside four hours to ensure that Chopra was able to fly out on Sunday.

The cost approved to train at the prestigious Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) will be Rs 38 lakh. “Immensely grateful to DG sir, @Media_SAI, the TOPS and @afiindia teams and everyone involved in making this happen,” wrote Chopra who sent the javelin to 87.85m in Tokyo on August 7 to clinch India’s maiden Olympic gold in athletics.