New Delhi, May 25: Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is set to switch his training base from Turkey to Finland which will host the Paavo Nurmi Games, where he will square off against Johannes Vetter on June 14.
The 24-year-old Indian, who is currently training at Turkey’s Gloria Sports Arena, is scheduled to fly out on Thursday to train in Finland’s Kuortane Olympic Training Centre till June 22.
The Sports Authority of India said the four-week training camp has been sanctioned by the government’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme and would cost the sport ministry Rs 9.8 lakhs approximately. “From Kuortane, Neeraj will then head out to Turku to participate in the Paavo Nurmi Games, followed by Kuortane Games and then Diamond League in Stockholm,” SAI said in a release. (PTI)
