Olympic-bound star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Friday 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. Chopra, 23, made a promising start to his Olympic 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.