But his season has been far from perfect in terms of fitness. Bartonietz, however, insisted that things are back on track. “Everything is according to plan. At the moment, no issue with that [adductor niggle], it’s fine, it looks good, hoping to remain like that till the Olympics,” the coach, who has been with Chopra for close to five years, told PTI in an exclusive interview from Antalya, Turkiye where they are currently based for training. 

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“It’s just over two weeks left in the Olympics, so the intensity of training is high. He is having full throwing sessions.” Chopra, 26, withdrew from Ostrava Golden Spike on May 28 as a precautionary measure after he felt “something” in his adductor (group of muscles located on inner thighs). 

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