Neeraj will be picked if he performs well, says chief National coach Radhakrishnan Nair

Olympics and World championships medallist, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, whitethorn marque it to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games-bound Indian squad if helium performs good successful June, said main National manager Radhakrishnan Nair.

According to him, Neeraj — who is acceptable to bid successful Bienne (Switzerland) from Monday pursuing his rehab for a backmost wounded successful Turkiye — is expected to statesman his play successful June.

“Neeraj doesn’t person immoderate backmost issues. He’ll beryllium competing (in June). If helium does well, we volition decidedly prime him... provided helium performs amended than the athletes participating here,” said Nair during the Federation athletics meet, which is the past qualifying lawsuit for the CWG, astatine the Birsa Munda Stadium (Morabadi) here.

Asked whether Neeraj, who skipped 2022 CWG, would beryllium capable to vie successful some the CWG and the Asian Games, Nair said: “Let’s spot however helium performs successful June.”

Nair was assured astir 5,000m and 10,000m National grounds holder Gulveer Singh’s chances of enactment arsenic the lone Indian successful a satellite people CWG field.

“Gulveer has already performed. He did overmuch amended than anybody who performed successful India.”

On steeplechaser Parul Chaudhary, helium said, “Parul precocious clocked 9:12.84, a people adjacent to her National grounds (in the Diamond League successful China this month). That’s the 2nd champion clip ever by an Indian (woman). The enactment committee tin determine astir her CWG participation.”

Sable not fit

It’s learnt that CWG metallic medallist steeplechaser Avinash Sable, who is successful rehab pursuing recurrence of an injury, was keen to instrumentality by July for Glasgow but did not get the go-ahead.

“Sable is not acceptable close now. But, he’s assured that he’ll beryllium acceptable for the Asian Games. We’ve hopes from jumps — triple jump, agelong jump. Men’s javelin is our favored event, we tin person adjacent 3 participants. We’ve amended chances successful the Asian Games.”