Neeraj Chopra, 26, recently brought an end to his five-year association with former coach Dr. Klaus Bartonietz and will now be coached by Czech Republic great Jan Zelezny.

Nov 9 (Reuters) - India's two-time Olympic javelin medallist Neeraj Chopra has appointed Czech great Jan Zelezny as his coach, the 26-year-old said on Saturday. Chopra, who followed up his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 with a silver medal at ...

Olympic medalist and India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra has shared big news. After the retirement of Klaus Bartonietz, Neeraj Chopra's new coach has been announced.

CHENNAI: After two Olympic medals (one gold and one silver), two world championships medals (one silver and one gold) and numerous other medals and top finishes with coach Klaus Bartonietz by his side over five years,

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has appointed javelin throw legend Jan Zelezny as his new coach ahead of the 2025 season. The former Czech athlete is a World and Olympic champion. He is also the world record holder with a throw of 98.48m.

Double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra announced the start of an exciting new chapter in his career on Saturday as he partner with Javelin legend Jan Železný, who comes on board as his new coach. Železný, a three-time Olympic and World champion and the current world record holder, has long been an idol to Neeraj Chopra.

On Saturday, Neeraj, now a two-time Olympic medallist and reigning world champion, roped in the Czech Republic great as coach. This was necessitated after Klaus Bartonietz, who oversaw the champion javelin thrower’s rise to stardom,

Neeraj had been on the lookout for a new coach following the retirement of his long-time German coach Klaus Bartonietz

Triple Olympic and world champion Zelezny also holds the world record (98.48m) for the last 28 years. More importantly, the 58-year-old has been coaching elite javelin throwers fr