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約1年間のチョーダリーの指導の後、13歳になったチョプラは{{仮リンク|パンチュクラ|en|Panchkula}}の{{仮リンク|タウデヴィラルスタジアム|en|Tau Devi Lal Stadium (Panchkula)}}でのトレーニングに入る。タウデヴィラルスタジアムは[[ハリヤーナー州]]において人工トラックを有する数少ない施設である。そこでは、ナジム・アーマッドの指導の下、やり投の助走のトレーニングが行われた。パンチュクラにはやり投を専門とした指導者が不在だったため、チョプラと練習相手のパーミンダ・シンは男子やり投げの世界記録保持者である[[チェコ]]の[[ヤン・ゼレズニー]]選手の動画をダウンロードし、それを元に練習に取り組んだという<ref name="sensation" />。当時の記録は55mに達しており、すぐに記録を伸ばして、[[2012年]][[10月27日]]に[[ラクナウ]]で開催されたインドジュニア選手権大会では68m40の国内新記録で金メダルに輝いた<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/28th-Nat-Jr.pdf|title=28th NATIONAL JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2012|website=[[Athletics Federation of India]]|year=2012|access-date=11 August 2021|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811153205/https://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/28th-Nat-Jr.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="notebook">{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Nitin |date=7 August 2021 |title=Former coach recalls the chubby Neeraj Chopra with a notebook, now an Olympic gold medallist |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/former-coach-recalls-the-chubby-kid-with-a-notebook-now-an-olympic-gold-medallist-neeraj-chopra-7443442/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807163231/https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/former-coach-recalls-the-chubby-kid-with-a-notebook-now-an-olympic-gold-medallist-neeraj-chopra-7443442/ |url-status=live }}</ref>。
===国際大会への参加===
===International beginnings===
In [[2013, Neeraj Chopra entered his first international competition, the 年]]からは国際大会に参戦し始め、ウクライナで開催された[[2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics年世界ユース陸上競技選手権大会|World Youth Championships世界ユース選手権]] in Ukraine.はチョプラが参加した初の国際大会である<ref name="sensation"/> He won his first international medal in 2014, a silver at the 。[[Youth Olympic Games|Youth Olympics2014年]] Qualification in の南京[[Bangkokユースオリンピック]].では、自身初となる銀メダルを獲得した<ref name="from_chubby">{{Cite news|first=Stan|last=Rayan|date=7 August 2021|title=Neeraj Chopra: From chubby kid trying to lose weight to Olympic champion|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/neeraj-chopra-from-chubby-kid-trying-to-lose-weight-to-olympic-champion/article35786631.ece|access-date=7 August 2021|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807151728/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/neeraj-chopra-from-chubby-kid-trying-to-lose-weight-to-olympic-champion/article35786631.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He achieved his first throw of over 70 metres at the 2014 senior nationals.。同年に70mを超える記録を出している<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/other-sports/changemakers-of-india-neeraj-chopra-a475/|title=Change makers of India Neeraj Chopra|access-date=15 September 2022|archive-date=15 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915151935/https://www.lokmattimes.com/other-sports/changemakers-of-india-neeraj-chopra-a475/|url-status=live}}</ref>。
[[2015年]]のインド国内大会では、81m04を記録し、ジュニア部門での世界記録を更新した。これが自身初の80m台であった<ref name="notebook" />。
In 2015, Chopra broke the previous world record in the junior category, throwing 81.04 metres in the 2015 All India Inter-University Athletics meet; this was his first throw of over 80 metres.<ref name="notebook" />
Chopra finished fifth at the [[2015 National Games of India|2015 National Games]] in 年に[[Keralaケララ州]],で行われた大会では5位に終わり<ref name="ESPN Staff">{{Cite news|date=10 August 2021|title=Neeraj Chopra: I am not going to be content with Olympic gold and sit on this laurel.|language=English|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/31996957/neeraj-chopra-not-going-content-olympic-gold-sit-laurel|access-date=14 August 2021|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813191544/https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/31996957/neeraj-chopra-not-going-content-olympic-gold-sit-laurel|url-status=live}}</ref> and received a callback for the national-level training camp as a result,<ref name="spearman" /> leaving Panchkula in 2016 to train at 、[[Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports2016年]], からはパンチュクラを離れ、[[Patialaパティヤーラー]].にある施設での特訓に入った<ref name="sensation"/><ref name="Army_job" /> According to Chopra, his inclusion in the national camp marked a turning point in his career, as he received better facilities, a better quality diet and an improved standard of training from that available at Panchkula. According to him, training with national level javelin throwers boosted his morale.。チョプラによれば、パティヤーラーでの特訓は施設、食事、基礎トレーニング、どれを取ってもパンチュクラのそれとは一線を画すものだったため、キャリアの分水嶺になったという。また、周囲の選手のレベルの高さに奮起したとも語っている<ref name="ESPN Staff"/> Chopra was also assigned his first dedicated javelin coach, 。この頃チョプラの指導者として、[[2010 Commonwealth Games年コモンウェルスゲームズ|2010年コモンウェルス競技大会]] bronze medallist [[の銅メダリストである{{仮リンク|カシナス・ナイク|en|Kashinath Naik]], but found Naik's training regimen too difficult and resumed training on his own after a month and a half.}}が就いていたが、練習メニューの厳しさから1ヶ月半後には独力でのトレーニングを再開する。
===2016–20182016年 – 2018年===
At the [[2016 South Asian Games年]], Chopra achieved a new personal best during the athletics finals in [[Guwahati2月9日]] on 9 February, winning gold with a throw of 82.23 meters, though falling short of the 83-meter Olympic qualifying mark. He also began training under Australian coach Gary Calvert that month.の南アジア大会では82m23で自己ベストを更新し金メダルを獲得するも、同年に開催される[[2016年リオデジャネイロオリンピック|リオ五輪]]の参加基準記録83mには届かなかった。同時期からオーストラリアのギャリー・カルバートの指導の下でトレーニングを始めている<ref name="sensation" /> Chopra won a gold medal in the 。2016年に[[2016 IAAF World U20 Championshipsポーランド]] in [[Bydgoszczブィドゴシュチュ]], Poland and set a で開催されたU20世界陸上では86m48を出し、インド勢初となるジュニア世界記録の更新となったが{{efn|前ジュニア世界記録は[[List of world junior records in athletics|world junior recordラトビア]]の{{仮リンク|ジギスムント・シルマイス|en|Zigismunds of 86.48 m, becoming the first Indian athlete to achieve a world record, at the same time setting a new national record.Sirmais}}選手による84m69}}<ref name="world_champion">{{cite news |last=Selvaraj |first=Jonathan |date=24 July 2016 |title=Neeraj Chopra creates history to become first Indian world champion in athletics |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-creates-history-becomes-first-indian-world-champion-in-athletics-2932114/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=11 August 2021 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091246/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-creates-history-becomes-first-indian-world-champion-in-athletics-2932114/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although his U20 record surpassed that of defending Olympic champion 、不幸にも1ヶ月前の[[Keshorn Walcott7月11日]], Chopra failed to qualify for the にリオ五輪の参加は締め切られていた。また同年4月の[[2016 Summer Olympicsニューデリー]] as the cut-off date had been 11 July, the week before the U20 championships. His preparations for Rio had also been hampered by a back injury sustained in April 2016 during the Federation Cup in New Delhi, which had noticeably affected his performance in competition.での大会から引き摺っていた背中の怪我も競技に大きく支障を与えており、リオ五輪の参加から遠退く原因となった<ref name="world_champion" />。
[[File:Neeraj Chopra Of India(Javelin) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Chopra at the [[2017 Asian Athletics Championships]] in Bhubaneswar]]
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