NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion, Russia’s Sergey Makarov, has been appointed as India’s chief javelin throw coach, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced on Monday.
Makarov, who possesses a personal best of 92.61m, will be training the country’s elite javelin throwers, including double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra and Hangzhou Asian Games gold winner Annu Rani, amongst others.