Olympics-Travel restrictions hurt India thrower Chopra's Tokyo preparation


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - 2018 Asian Games - Men's Javelin Throw - GBK Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia - August 27, 2018 Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra of India REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Neeraj Chopra has been training hard for this year's Olympic Games but India's top javelin thrower fears not being able to compete internationally might compromise his bid for a medal in Tokyo.

The 23-year-old has been starved of international competition since securing his Olympic qualification in South Africa early last year, which followed an entire 2019 lost because of an elbow injury.

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