Silver medalist Kishhore Kumar Jena from India, gold medalist Neera Chopra from India and bronze medalist Roderick Genki Dean from Japan (photo lintao zhanggetty pictures) New Delhi: Qualifying stamp for men’s spear at the World Athletics Championship is the same as the Olympics: 85.50 meters. In the middle of the Asian Games final phase 2022 in Hangzhou Kishhore Jena exceeded this Mark with a powerful 86.77 m hour hour
Shortly thereafter, it improved the sensational 87.54 m (new personal best) and placed in the position of the gold medal.
But then Neera Chopra came and released a spear on a stunning 88.88 m to secure the sought -after gold.
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It was silver for Odisha born. Yet there was not a single trace of disappointment on his face.
When the crowd at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park stadium, well known as “Big Lotus”, looked, Jen was seen jumping, hugging neeha in pure joy, clicking on pictures and taking selfies under a shared tricolor, moments that soon became a virus across social media.
Back home, Jena got as much love as the Olympic champion.
His determination has now stiffened and began to train with a unique focus: to question Neera in Paris 2024.
But with the Olympics for two months from here, as well as the preparations raised steam, the problems hit.
“I was in Patiala in May. I felt something in my left ankle during the training,” Jena Timesofindia.com said.
The pain was tremendous, not only physically, but also mentally, because his Olympic dream just hit.
Paris 2024 The Olympics arrived; Kishhore Jena pressed, but could not qualify for the last round.
“I thought that if I went to the Olympics Operation, I would lose too much time. But later I was told that surgery was the only permanent repair. Without it, proper recovery was not possible,” said a 29 -year -old man.
4th October Jena underwent surgery.
“Now everything is fine. The doctors said the ankle needed time to adapt. The training is a gap of 7-8 months, so it is adjusting,” he smiled.
Last month, Jena was a competitive return to the Indian Open in Chennai.
Although his best efforts of 75.99 m were not much to write home, for someone trying to walk a few months ago, it was a personal victory.
Jena 77.82 MA lacked the podium of only 0.02 m at the Kochi Federation Cup later in April. Sachin Yadav took gold with 83.86 m, followed by Yashvir Singh (80.85 m) and Silwal (77.84 m).
Meanwhile, the athletic world was announced by the announcement of Neeri Chopra Classic (NC Classic), the prestigious “A” category Continental Tour Gold events from World Athletics.
Indian stars like Sachin, Rohit Yadav and Utátil were named in the line -up released on Tuesday, but the name Kishore Jen was missing.
“I tried to get into it for a while, but throwing just did not land well, so it seemed like it did not happen this time. I was like it would not happen this year. I thought I’d try it next year,” Jena added.
Then came the call. Jen’s phone rang under the evening Mumbai sky on Wednesday. At the other end there was a double Olympic medalist Neer Chopra.
“Around 8:20 or 8:25 I called Neera Bhai. He said he was talking to the leadership and that I should play. This is how the conversation began,” he said.
That was not their first conversation about it. Even earlier, the news from Neeraj encouraged him to participate. But with the approaching leg, Doha Diamond League and remarkable immersion in the performance of Jena was not sure that she could handle both.
Maybe Wednesday’s night call was the pressure he needed. On Thursday, Jena was officially added to the NC Classic line -up as his latest participant.
“We wanted to include Jena, but we were waiting for confirmation because he had just returned from the injury and is also preparing for Diamond League,” said a source close to Timesofindia.com.
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Before entering the high -ranking NC Classic 24th May at the Bengalur Stadium in Kanterava, Jen has a greater goal: to break the versatile 85,50m barrier in the upcoming Diamond League on May 16.
“The goal is certainly to qualify for the World Championship,” concluded Jena, who will leave for Qatar 14 May.
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