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| Uwe Horn, the Olympic gold medalist, was eliminated

New Delhi: For the first time in India’s history, Javelin ‘Neeraj Chopra’s German coach Uwe Horn has been sacked for winning a medal in athletics. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced the release of Neeraj, who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The move follows criticism of the AFI.

Horn was the only person to be found more than 100 meters away in the javelin. In 2017, he became the coach of the national team. Neeraj Chopra has grown into a world class player thanks to Hon’s coaching excellence. The AFI has been criticized for coaching gold medalists at the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. Excluded‌.

The AFI said it had decided to return Hon after evaluating the coaches’ performance. President Adil Sumariwala informed. At the same time, Neeraj’s biochemical expertise of Bartonite will continue to serve. Sumariwala said Hon’s performance was not excellent and that he would bring in two new coaches instead.

The AFI said that Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh and then Rani were not interested in training under Hon. Planning Commission Chief Lalith Bhanot was also mentioned. Trying to bring in two new javelin trainers. Getting the best coaches is not easy. However, he added that efforts are on to bring in the best coaches.

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