Uwe Hohn, India’s javelin coach, has played a significant role in shaping Neeraj Chopra’s career. A couple of months after Neeraj clinched the gold at the Asian Games in Jakarta with a National record of 88.06m, Hohn had said in an interview, at the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival at Bhubaneswar, that his ward was destined for greater glory. One of …
With just a month left for the Olympics, India’s javelin throwers find themselves in the middle of a raging controversy after coach Uwe Hohn spoke out against the Athletics Federation of India for not doing enough to prepare them for the Tokyo Games. India’s top medal contender Neeraj Chopra spent over 400 days without competition or exposure trips, and only …