Rivals when they have spears in their hands, German javelin throw superstar Johannes Vetter and Neeraj Chopra are happy being friends when not competing even though the former is quite clear that the Haryana youngster wouldn’t be able to beat him in Tokyo Olympics.

Former world champion Vetter is the favourite to claim gold, while Chopra is being seen as India’s best bet to end the country’s Olympic medal drought in athletics.
“He [Chopra] threw good throws twice this year. Above 86m in Finland. If he is healthy and if he is in the right shape, especially in his technique, he can throw far,” Vetter said. “But he has to fight with me. I am looking to throw over 90m in Tokyo, so it will be tough for him to beat me.”