Mumbai, June 24 -- For an athlete who has won every major accolade on offer in his sport, Neeraj Chopra continues to look for new peaks to conquer. On Tuesday, the 27-year-old javelin star is set to make his debut at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet. He has long been waiting to compete in the eastern Czech city, but missed out in the last two seasons due to injury. "When I was kid, I watched a lot of videos and photos of athletes (like) Usain Bolt competing here," he said to the media in Ostrava ahead of the meet. "I came last year but I didn't compete because of injury. Now I feel good, but I don't want to put any pressure on myself for 90m. But I'll try really hard." Unable to compete at the last two editions, he has travelled to Ostrava fit and in good form. Last week, he won the Paris Diamond League with a throw of 88.16m - his first Diamond League win since the Lausanne meet in 2023. But he also comes to Czechia having achieved that one missing achievement of crossing 90m. Central to the latest achievements is his new coach Jan Zelezny, who started working with Chopra in November. Zelezny, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, is also the current world record holder. "I'm really happy to work with such a great athlete and coach," Chopra said. "I've already thrown 90m this year after a little bit more improvement in technique, so let's see when it comes next time but I'm ready. Recently we've done a good training in Nymbuk (Czechia) so I'll do my best here in Ostrava." This will be Chorpa's fifth competition of the season, but he asserted that they are all stepping stones towards the World Championships in September, where he is the defending champion. The Worlds will take place at the National Stadium in Tokyo, a venue Chopra has fond memories of. It was there, in 2021, that he became the second Indian, and the first from the country in athletics, to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event. "After the Tokyo Olympics, a lot of people recognise me and sometimes it's tough. I don't know if it's a good habit or not, I can't say 'no' to anybody," he said. "Back then when I was 'nobody', I had a dream that people would know something about our sport. So now it would not be good if I say no to people. And I'm happy that now in India people recognise other sports than cricket."...