Neeraj’s coach Klaus says going forward, aim is to be “stable” in technique

Klaus Bartoneitz said when he took Chopra under his wings in 2019, he knew the Haryana lad has it in him to become a top thrower in the world.

Olympic champion has rectified most of the shortcomings in his technique and now the endeavour is to maintain technical “stability” to touch greater heights in the coming years, . after undergoing a successful surgery and the German bio-mechanics expert said though the youngster did not have any major flaws but still needed attention. “Run-up speed, (not) blocking in correct body position and ‘rushing’ into the throw as a young powerful athlete.... these were the shortcomings I found (at the beginning). The follow through should be more forward than on sideways,” Bartonietz told PTI in an interview from his home in Germany.