Ace javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh, among others, will benefit from the Kraft Training Gerat (KTG) machine, specifically designed to improve their strength and speed, installed at the National Institute of Sports in .
Indian javelin throwers get KTG power ahead of Olympics
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New Delhi, May 29 : Olympic-bound javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh are set to step up their training with Kraft Training Gerät (KTG) that was installed at National Institute of Sports in Patiala on Friday. The KTG machine helps in improving strength and speed of javelin throwers. It is a German strength training device. The equipment allows a javelin thrower to develop strength for throwing. It will surely benefit Indian javelin throwers. They will start training on these machines under the supervision of foreign experts Uwe Hohn and biomechanics expert Dr Klaus Bartonietz associated with the Indian team, said chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair.
Locked out of competitions, India s track and field athletes losing ground
Neeraj Chopra in action at the 2018 Asian Games, where he won gold.
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On Tuesday this week, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra posted a short video clip of a practice session on his Instagram page. 86.26, 86.87, 87.25, 84.90 First time over 85 in training is the caption of the six-second clip. The throws made at the National Institute of Sport in Patiala are particularly promising since the Indian says he has always thrown further in competition. But he doesn t look like he s getting any of that any time soon.
While Chopra has no option for now but to be satisfied with his training throws in an empty field, the rest of the world s throwers are heading back to full competition mode. India s struggle with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that even with a little over two months to go to the Tokyo Olympics, the country s athletes are struggling to get crucial competition.
Former India boxing coach Bhardwaj no more
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Former India boxing coach Bhardwaj no more. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 21 : Om Prakash Bhardwaj, former national chief coach and first Dronacharya awardee in boxing, passed away after brief illness here on Thursday. He was 82 and is survived by two sons and a daughter. His wife Santosh had passed away on May 6. He was lion-hearted. Fearless, bold and confident. He was an ambassador of Indian boxing in many ways. Apart from training boxers and managing teams, he would go all out to get sponsors for boxers, said Jay Kowli, former secretary-general of Boxing Federation of India (BFI).