New Delhi, June 11

Olympics-bound star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra today said his 83.18m gold-winning effort in the Lisbon event was achieved in training mode, adding that he will take his performance up a notch in the upcoming international meets.

The 23-year-old made a promising start to his Olympics preparations with a decent 83.18m which he achieved in his sixth and final throw in the Lisbon event on Thursday. It was his first competition in more than a year. “We knew beforehand who are competing in this event in Lisbon and my coach told me to compete in training mode and not to go 100 per cent,” Chopra said. “I had very less time for the competition and it was taken like training,” he added. — PTI