Neeraj Chopra withdraws from Paavo Nurmi Games 2023 due to injury

Indian star athlete Neeraj Chopra has decided to withdraw from the upcoming Paavo Nurmi Games 2023, scheduled to take place on June 13 in Finland.

The Paavo Nurmi Games is a renowned Finnish athletics meet held annually in Turku and is classified as a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event. Neeraj had previously achieved success at the Finland meet, clinching a silver medal with a national record throw of 89.30m. However, due to a muscle strain sustained during training, Neeraj had already announced his absence from the FBK Games in the Netherlands last month.

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This setback comes after a previous injury that kept him away from major competitions for around eight months following his victory at the Diamond League 2022 finals in Eugene.

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