Tokyo: Tokyo Olympics is now heading towards its final stop. Today (August 7) is the 16th day of the 'Mahakumbh of the Games.' Today is going to be a very important day for India. Star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will play the final match today. Sports lovers have been waiting for the match ever since they learned that Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem will also enter the match. The final match will begin at 4.30 pm Indian time.
The match is expected to be exciting as the performances of Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem in the qualification round are sure to put their lives to the javelin throwing for a medal. Neeraj Chopra, 23, had thrown an 86.65m spear in the first attempt, crossing the 83.50m limit for qualifying. He was at the top of Group A. Arshad Nadeem, on the other hand, qualified for the final match with a throw of 85.16 m. He was third in Group B. A total of 12 players from both groups have qualified for the final match.
No Indian athlete has won a medal in track and field events in the history of the Olympics so far. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra at Tokyo Olympics can end this drought. Neeraj Chopra's hopes of winning a medal are also high as Keshoran Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago won the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics with an 85.38m javelin throw. In that case, Neeraj Chopra can finish the podium if he repeats his current best throw (88.07 m).
Deepak Punia's foreign wrestling coach Murad expelled from Games for referee assault
MS Dhoni blue tick from Twitter removed, know what's the reason?
Tokyo Olympics: Manipur govt to give big reward to Neelkant Sharma who outshined in hockey