Contract of Neeraj's coach extended till Paris Oly: AFI

New Delhi: Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra will continue to train with his German coach Klaus Bartonietz, whose contract has been extended till the 2024 Paris Games, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) confirmed today. After winning the historic Olympics gold in Tokyo, javelin thrower Chopra had expressed desire to continue to train with the German bio-mechanical expert. Bartonietz took charge as Chopra’s coach from compatriot and former world record holder javelin thrower Uwe Hohn during the youngster’s rehabilitation and recovery process after an elbow surgery in 2018.

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