00:00welcome to India today this is a quick walkthrough of the Shri Kanti Rava Stadium which will be
00:07hosting the Nirat Chopra classic India's first major javelin competition on July 5 I am at the
00:14Shri Kanti Rava Stadium on the eve of the tournament and let's see how the preparations are going on
00:19there's not a lot of bus right now because it's late evening and I think people have come here
00:24brought that bought their tickets and have gone home already waiting for tomorrow there's a bit
00:29of sponsor work going on they're setting up their stalls and there in the in the in the in the right
00:35corner I don't think if you can read it but there is Karnataka Athletics Association which is also part
00:42of the event doesn't even part of the planning and all that I call along with IOC and JSW were the
00:48co co-hosts Nirat Chopra is also the organizer he will be competing tomorrow so some big big banners
00:58have been put up all through Bengaluru outside the airport it was put so it's gonna be fun here
01:04tomorrow on Saturday so you can see you know big banners of you know Julius Ego Thomas roller and
01:14Indian Sachin Yadav even the Sri Lankan Rumesh poster has been there this is the red carpet that they've put
01:21out it's it's it's it's it's vibe you know the vibe is good here at the Sri Kanti Rava Stadium let me just
01:27get inside you know one of the entrances of the stadium again again there is plenty of work going
01:34on here there have been I think this is a media room or something or this is the guest room and there is
01:41our man on a big poster Nirat Chopra so this is it Nirat Chopra classic official banner there have been
01:49plenty of sponsors Nirat spoke about you know the overwhelming response of the sponsor which is good
01:54for Indian athletics which is good for Indian sport you know it shows that cricket is not the only sport
02:00that can pool in money that can bring in money that is one hell of a poster the poster design has been good
02:06what do you reckon guys and this is where you know the Sri Kanti Rava Stadium the home of Bengaluru FC
02:13ISL football club is where the event will be held tomorrow again again the seating work is going on
02:19people are working 11th hour work is going on no one's getting a rest Nirat Chopra trained here a couple
02:27of hours ago it is good it is good fun here Nirat Chopra trained with a with a couple of other athletes
02:33Nirat was very particular about you know him not getting enough time to train and he found out
02:39he finally squeezed in some time on the eve of the event so that's great commitment from Nirat Chopra he
02:46said I am the host of this event I am the organizer of this event but my aim is on winning the event as
02:52well so you have to give credit to the man and this is this is the look of it this is where fans will be
03:00seated expect some at least five thousand to ten thousand fans coming here tomorrow because this
03:06event has been publicized quite well JSW and Neeraj along with Starsports have done well to you know
03:11publicize this event and for those who will be who will want to watch the event you can tune into
03:16how Starsports and those who want to follow the scores always india2day.in is there we bring you we
03:23try to bring you the best coverage from athletics not just cricket from the world of Indian athletics we've
03:29been doing all through the year with diamond leagues with all other athletics meetings and this is the
03:35track where you know the athletes run and let me just show you let me just quickly go to the place
03:42where the run-up starts and the throw and the markers have already been placed it starts from 75-80
03:48and it's there till world record you know the weather is good in Bangalore I spoke to Julius Yego
03:53the Kenyan legend in the morning he said the weather is good for big throws who knows who knows tomorrow
03:59a couple of them you know Julius Yego Thomas roller and Neeraj Chopra all three of them have 90 plus
04:05throws Neeraj achieved it only earlier this year so it's gonna be fun the grass turf is under renovation
04:12please don't walk but I've got permission from JSW so I'm just gonna walk and show you how it's all shaping up
04:19okay let me quickly go to the runway now it's already becoming a four-minute video and there is another
04:25beautifully the stands have been done beautifully you can see from here how it's all looking so it's
04:32gonna be fun tomorrow there is plenty of last-minute work going on I think the organizers are leaving no
04:39stone unturned to get things in order Neeraj was very particular about this event becoming a success
04:45so they were dancers there is a show that is going to happen before the tournament starts and this is
04:52the runway where the athletes will run and there I think you have to kick that the foul line is here
05:01where people are standing and then the huge huge field where the throws will happen I'll just show
05:08you I'll just quickly walk across and show you how it looks there's that giant screen which I think will
05:14host a couple of good musical shows before the tournament starts this is the huge V the javelin
05:21V this is the top of the Bengaluru FC football club and a lot of you know this has a this ground has
05:30plenty of history there you can see the Westblock Blues stands they are one of the passionate supporters
05:37they are plenty of them will be there tomorrow I think so it's gonna be fun yeah and there it is
05:43the V the V just keeps going on and on and on the V keeps going on and on and there we come to the 75
05:51meter mark you know it took me 40 45 seconds to walk this much it's a bit humid here but but I think
06:00from what you lose ago said there might be chances for a big throw so there the marking starts 75 there
06:08you have a line 80 85 and there comes the golden mark 90 and there is OR OR means Olympic record and it is
06:25currently held by Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan who's not going to be here tomorrow but he and Neeraj will
06:32have a showdown at the world athletic championships in Tokyo in September and this is the world record
06:37which is currently held by a man who is in Bengaluru for Neeraj Chopra classic Zelezny and Zelezny who's
06:45Neeraj's coach Neeraj was very proud that he was here for the event okay yes world record Olympic record
06:5390 85 80 75 I'm sure 85 will be crossed a lot of times tomorrow 90 I'm not sure yeah maybe 90 is not
07:04impossible Olympic record that is the mark that I don't know it it might be a little too difficult
07:10world record okay let's wait for it there will be a day when hopefully Neeraj crosses that mark thank
07:17you this is Akshay for India today
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