Neeraj Chopra Classic: Sachin, Rohit officially among Indian athletes who will be in action

The Neeraj Chopra Classic will be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on May 24.

Tokyo 2020 gold medallist and reigning world champion Neeraj will headline the meet in his honour, but he’ll face tough competition from some of the biggest names in javelin throw.

Below is the list of Indian stars who will be in action –

Sachin Yadav (84.39m PB)

Rohit Yadav (83.40m PB)

Sahil Silwal (81.81m PB)

The event was originally scheduled to be held in Panchkula on May 24, but has hence been shifted because of an issue with the stadium floodlights.

“There will be 3-4 Indians, including Rohit (Yadav). We will keep an eye on the performances at the Federation Cup starting today. Also, we have only the men’s javelin event this time because our women counterparts will be competing in Rabat, Morocco,” Neeraj had said in an interaction last Monday.

Two-time World Champion Anderson Peters, Olympic Champion Thomas Roehler, Olympic silver medallist Julius Yego and world leader Curtis Thompson are some of the biggest international names who will feature in the competition this time.