What the fitness secrets behind Neeraj Chopra’s World Championship medal

What fitness secrets behind Neeraj Chopra’s World Championship medal

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t is hard to believe he huffed and puffed on a 400 metre track in Chula Vista a few months ago

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In December a slightly podgy Chopra began getting back in shape after what seemed like never-ending felicitations

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His cheat day extended to a few weeks as the who’s who were waiting to host him for a meal

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One chief minister cooked ‘rich’ food for the Olympic heroes. Soon after his proposal for an off-season training in the USA was cleared,

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“It was almost like starting from zero because there was a four-month gap, he was overweight and had put on about 12 to 14 kilograms,” Marwaha says.

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A physio and also a friend to Chopra, Marwaha has been part of the inner circle for five years.

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and a vital cog in the wheel in the post-Olympic to World Championships medal journey of Chopra’s.

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