When Manu started working with Naik, he used to throw the javelin about 65m. Anything greater and the javelin will gain more height than distance and anything lower will mean not enough airtime to achieve the optimum projectile path. The angle of the throw has to be between 33 and 37 degrees in order to achieve maximum distance. The entire body acts like a high-strung bow about to release the arrow. The most important thing is achieving the power position, one the thrower is in at the time of initiating the throw. Javelin is a highly technical sport that combines an athlete’s strength, technique and their ability to generate power. Also Read Learn the secrets of strength training from weightlifters Two of the three who featured in Budapest have trained with Naik: Chopra worked with Naik from 2015 to 2017, Manu has been training under him since 2019. That is a big achievement in itself,” says Kashinath Naik, Indian Army javelin coach and Commonwealth Games bronze medal-winning javelin thrower. But three Indians qualified for the final this time.
“Finland and Germany used to have multiple finalists in this sport at every tournament. That three Indians were in the fray in the finals of javelin is a testament to the rise in popularity of the sport as well as the hard work being put in by athletes and coaching teams behind the scenes.
Manu and Kishore Kumar Jena-qualified for the finals of javelin throw at the tournament. Also unprecedented was the fact that three Indians-Chopra, D.P. Neeraj Chopra winning a gold medal for javelin at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest was one such moment, India’s first ever gold at the Championships.
Historic feats are widely celebrated, especially when there has been scant precedent of such successes.
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