Neeraj Chopra’s gold: What does it mean for athletics?

Before Neeraj Chopra won gold for India in the javelin at the Tokyo Olympics, he was an overweight teen with a healthy streak of mischief. His village in north India had few playgrounds and little awareness of any sports other than a traditional form of wrestling and kabaddi. I wrote for Athletics Weekly about what… Continue reading Neeraj Chopra’s gold: What does it mean for athletics?