Karnataka announces Rs 10 lakh for Neeraj Chopra's former coach

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday announced a Rs 10 lakh award for former national javelin coach Kashinath Naik, who was also one of the trainers of Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra.

Naik, a former national javelin throw athlete and coach, hails from Bengle village in Sirsi taluk in Uttara Kannada district.

Sports and Youth Empowerment Minister, K.C. Narayana Gowda said that Naik, who trained Chopra and paved the way for the latter to win the gold at the Olympics and make the nation proud, is himself is an achiever, having won a bronze in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Naik, who was coach of the national team between 2013 to 2018, had trained Chopra between 2015 to 2017 at the Indian Army facility at Patiala.