India, June 21 -- A day after marking his comeback at the Doha Diamond League, double Olympic and World Championships medallist Neeraj Chopra marked an unexpected appearance at the inaugural Athletics Federation of India (AFI) annual awards on Saturday here as the best of Indian athletics gathered to honour its past, present and future.

The cynosure of all, Chopra said he was satisfied with his comeback and expressed confidence of hitting top form soon. The 28-year-old ended an eight-month hiatus with a fourth-place finish in Doha, logging a best of 85.69m. The event was won by Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (88.68m) while reigning World Championships silver medallist Anderson Peters (86.38m) and Worlds bronze medallist Curtis Tho...