Shivpal Singh of India has succeeded in qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in javelin thrower. During the athletics tournament played in South Africa on Tuesday, he achieved a distance of 85.47 meters from his throw.
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Due to this, he achieved the criteria of 85 meters made to make his place in the Olympics and succeeded in making a place in the 2020 Olympics. He is very happy with his great performance.
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Good news from track and field as #ShivpalSingh qualifies for #Tokyo2020 in men’s javelin throw after an effort of 85.47m at the ACNW League Meeting in South Africa. Qualification mark was 85m. Congratulations Shival! pic.twitter.com/vIcuGUbyNg
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) March 10, 2020
Shivpal is now going to represent India in this year's Olympics along with Neeraj Chopra. Earlier this year, after returning from injury, India's star player Neeraj Chopra achieved the quota for the Tokyo Olympics with a distance of 87.86 meters.