Ranchi, Oct 9 (UNI) Asian Games and Commonwealth gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is set to return after a 12-month injury lay-off hoping to regain his momentum during the 59th National Open Athletics Championships which kicks off here on Thursday.
Neeraj last threw a distance of 83.90m at the Services Athletics Championships in Jalahalli on September 19 last year and had surgery for an elbow injury missed this April's Asian Championships and the Worlds too.
With the Tokyo Olympic Games less than 10 months away, the star athlete will be keen to show that his rehabilitation has progressed on expected lines.