Neeraj Chopra stays in his training mode in Lisbon event

Olympic-bound star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Friday said his 83.18m gold-winning exertion in the Lisbon occasion was accomplished in preparing mode, adding that he will take his exhibition up a score in the forthcoming international meets.

"We knew heretofore who are contending in this occasion in Lisbon and my coach advised me to contend in preparing mode and not to go 100%," Chopra said.

Curiously, Chopra's scoresheet at first showed 78.15m in his last exertion which would have implied that he won the occasion with his first toss of 80.71m. Be that as it may, his team executives requested the organizers for a manual estimation of the last toss and it came out to be 83.18m.

He will compete in Karlstad Meet in Sweden on June 22 and in the Kuortane Games in Finland on June 26. He will remain in Lisbon till June 19. From that point onward, he will prepare at Uppsala in Sweden.

Any semblance of 2017 titleholder Johannes Vetter of Germany and Marcin Krukowski of Poland are in the top two this season with throws of 96.29m and 89.55m as of late and Chopra said he is keeping a watch on who is doing what. On the interest being shown towards his preparations ahead of the Olympics, he said, “I am hoping to do well so that the athletics’ profile and level are raised and the young generation starts following athletics in a big way.”