However, the 26-year-old is scheduled to attend the event as a guest starting on May 28.
"The javelin throw at the Ostrava Golden Spike promises to be a great experience. The organizers took note of a message from Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra. He will not be able to do it due to an injury he suffered in training (adductor muscle) two weeks ago. throw in Ostrava, but he will attend the event as a guest, organizers said in a statement on Saturday.
Germany's Julian Weber will compete in Neeraj's absence. The European champion achieved his third best performance of the year with a throw of 88.37m in Dessau, Germany on Friday.
Home favorite Jakob Wadlake will face a tough challenge from Weber to defend his title. He had won last year's competition with a modest throw of 81.93 metres.
The Indian thrower started his season at the Doha Diamond League and finished second with his best throw of 88.36m.
Earlier this month, Neeraj competed at the National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, India for the first time in three years, where he won the gold medal with an effort of 82.27m.
"The javelin throw at the Ostrava Golden Spike promises to be a great experience. The organizers took note of a message from Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra. He will not be able to do it due to an injury he suffered in training (adductor muscle) two weeks ago. throw in Ostrava, but he will attend the event as a guest, organizers said in a statement on Saturday.
Germany's Julian Weber will compete in Neeraj's absence. The European champion achieved his third best performance of the year with a throw of 88.37m in Dessau, Germany on Friday.
Home favorite Jakob Wadlake will face a tough challenge from Weber to defend his title. He had won last year's competition with a modest throw of 81.93 metres.
The Indian thrower started his season at the Doha Diamond League and finished second with his best throw of 88.36m.
Earlier this month, Neeraj competed at the National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, India for the first time in three years, where he won the gold medal with an effort of 82.27m.
