Olympic golden boy javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has entered the final of the World Athletics Championships. The championship is still going on in Eugene, USA. Rohit Yadav has been knocked out of the medal race in the final while being at number 10.
Neeraj's first throw- Foul
Rohit's first throw- 77.96 m
Neeraj's second throw- 82.39 m
Rohit's second throw- 78.05 m
Neeraj's third throw- 86.37 m
Rohit's third throw- 78.72 m
4th throw by Neeraj- 88.13 m
Neeraj's fifth throw - Foul
Neeraj's sixth throw - Foul
Let us tell you that Neeraj put all his might into the final and however, he tried to throw his spear 90 meters away to aim at the gold. But he could not succeed, but he made history by throwing the javelin for a distance of 88.13 m and took the silver medal to his name.
Earlier, there were reports that Neeraj Chopra, who won India's first Olympic gold at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, is looking to end India's drought at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday (Friday morning in India). India had won the only medal at the World Athletics Championships in 2003 when Anju Bobby George won the bronze medal in the long jump event. Now top javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is all set to enter the competition after 19 years as India's medal hope.
In his golden career, Neeraj has won medals in Olympics, Asian Games, U-20 World, Commonwealth Games and Diamond League. The World Championships is the only important event where he has not been able to win a medal so far. This time, it is also being speculated to achieve this feat from him in a big way. Neeraj, who started his 2022 season last month, has broken the national record twice in three competitions.
He started this season by winning a silver medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland, breaking the national record. After which he won a gold medal at the Kuortane Games, while in the Stockholm Diamond League, he has again broken the national record and finished second with a throw of 89.94 m. A total of 32 javelin throw players are scheduled to participate in the two qualifying groups. The 12 best players are about to qualify for Saturday's final.
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