Medals are decided on the day, not before that.
I was clear in my head that there was no need to feel any pressure because of the field. After that I understood that anything can happen on a given day.
But Anderson Peters, who competed with me in the CWG, won gold, that too with a throw of 86 metres. It was believed all three medals would be shared between them. The favourites were Andreas Hofmann, Thomas Rohler, Vetter and Magnus Kirt. If you revisit the 2019 World Championships, there was a list of really good throwers. Johannes Vetter was in good form but it was also a kind of pressure for him. But I knew anything could happen on the day. My best would have anyway fetched me a medal. On the day of the javelin finals in Tokyo, what were your expectations from yourself? I was thinking about throwing my best. I may have got the national record, but I am trying to breach the 90-metre barrier. My aim is to do better than I did in Tokyo. My technique is such that even if I turn my back on the throw, I understand what I have thrown and I start celebrating. Once I throw, I immediately know how well I have done, or how badly, from the effort I have put in and the way the rhythm and technique comes together. I did it in the Grand Prix, the Federation Cup and even during the Asian Games. How much do you think about that evening's gold-winning throw? You didn't look at the javelin even once after that throw… It wasn't just in Tokyo that I turned around after throwing. Next time I'll ensure I keep training, unlike this time. So, you will turn away people if you win another gold medal next time! (Laughs) I won't turn them away but I'll tell them there's another competition and training is very important. These things can be done in small amounts over a period time. It shouldn't be that you start remembering the athletes again after four years after the initial frenzy. Aisa nahin hona chahiye ki ab medal aa gaya toh sab abhi kar do, aur phir ek mahiney baad sab shaant ho jao (it shouldn't be as if we have to complete every celebration immediately because an Olympic gold medal has come, and then forget about it after a month). It's a nice thing that a medal has come but everything needs to be systematic. I wasn't getting any rest and I wasn't eating properly because of the busy routine. I used to be drenched in sweat while attending functions and then I used to get into air-conditioned cars. All this while, I have been attending zoom meetings! You even fell ill after a few days as your public commitments first increased and then appeared to reach a frenzy… I had fever. I slept at 4.30 in the morning on the day I won gold in Tokyo. How many zoom meetings have you attended since that evening in Tokyo? (Smiles) I have lost count. And the legacy is in safe hands.Įxcerpts from the conversation. Sixteen days after winning gold, Neeraj Chopra is all too aware of the power of his legacy. And also extremely intelligent and compassionate, as we found out during a more-than-hour long chat on Tuesday. This is because he is simply exceptional. It's not easy being Neeraj Chopra right now, because it never was. That smart effort can usher in a sea change in our perceptions and achievements. Determined to showcase that the talent is there. Neeraj Chopra, however, is determined to do something about that last bit. He knows a sporting revolution may still elude India, even after his gold-winning feat. He knows he will have to keep improving, keep bettering himself. He knows people will celebrate and forget and get back to their lives. Yet this pioneering 23-year-old javelin thrower knows the transience of such attention. Yes, he is even loving all the adulation. Yes, he is carrying the weight of path-breaking historical achievement lightly on his shoulders. Yes, he is modest to a fault and extremely accommodating. He belongs to everyone and everyone wants a piece of him. Right now, it's not easy being Neeraj Chopra. Unfortunately this solution works only for tabs with an extra "data-toggle" = "tab" attribute (it also does not change the opened tab to active), but that's not what I want.Neeraj Chopra talks to TOI about his path to Tokyo and the road ahead. My solution was to surround infoBox with div and add the href=#id_of_element attribute. In my shiny app I want to add an option to let users jump to a specific element in the app (a table, a plot, just anything with an id), on current or different tab, by clicking on infoBox (or any other object I want).
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