Neeraj Chopra undergoes elbow surgery

Reigning Commonwealth and Asian Games champion Neeraj Chopra pulled out of Asian Athletics Championships that were held in Doha due to an issue with his right elbow.

He has now undergone arthroscopic surgery to remove bone fragments from his right elbow under the watchful eyes of sports orthopaedic Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala in Mumbai.

Chopra seemed to be recovering well in South Africa after physiotherapist Anita van ser Lingen had identified the problem in February. But the pain in the elbow flared up again ahead of the Asian Championships and he was forced to pull out of the event.