No Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem at Silesia Diamond League? Here's what we know so far about IND vs PAK javelin clash
The Silesia Diamond League was expected to be the first India vs Pakistan javelin face-off since the two competed at the Olympics last year in Paris, where Nadeem threw his spear to a distance of 92.97m to claim gold medal. It was also an Olympic record.
While Nadeem topped the podium, Chopra had to settle for silver with a throw of 89.45m. The development of Nadeem's surgery was confirmed by his coach Salman Butt. According to Butt, Nadeem underwent the surgery with an eye on the upcoming World Championships.
'He (Nadeem) is more focused on preparing for the World Championships in Tokyo in September, which is why he decided to have the surgery on his calf muscle, which had been bothering him for a while now,' Butt told PTI. 'I don't think they (Neeraj and Nadeem) will compete against each other until the World event.'
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