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Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has a big chance to make history at the World Championships today. The Indian javelin thrower qualified for the javelin final with a throw of 88.77 meters in the qualification round of the championships on Friday, August 25. Today he will compete with 11 other players present in the final. If Neeraj succeeds in winning the gold medal today, he will become the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the World Championships. He won a silver medal in the event last year, this time he will be eyeing to change the color of the medal to gold.
Neeraj Chopra’s clash with Pakistan’s Nadeem in the final will look to turn silver into gold.
How did Neeraj Chopra perform in the qualification round?
In the qualification round of the World Championship, Neeraj Chopra succeeded in his first attempt. Not only did he make it to the final of the championship with a javelin throw of 88.77m, he also booked his ticket to next year’s Paris Olympics 2024. The qualification mark for the Paris Olympics was 85.50 metres. Let us tell you that this was the fourth best throw of Neeraj’s career. Chopra’s personal best throw is 89.94m, which he threw at the Stockholm Diamond League on 30 June 2022. Today, his eyes will be on gold by crossing the 90 meter mark.
Which two Indian athletes entered the finals along with Neeraj?
Apart from Neeraj Chopra, Mu DP and Kishore Jena were the other two Indian athletes who made it to the finals in the javelin event. Manu cleared 81.31m in his second attempt to finish third in Neeraj Chopra’s Group A. And in Group-B, Kishore Jena cleared 80.55 meters to enter the final.
Neeraj Chopra will face Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem
India’s star athlete Neeraj Chopra is going to have a tough match with Arshad Nadeem in the final. Neeraj has been the farthest javelin thrower in the competition so far, but Nadeem was not far behind. Nadeem, who is in Group-B, set the second throw of 86.79 meters. Let us tell you that Nadeem Pa won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last year by defeating Peters with a throw of more than 90 meters. On the other hand, Neeraj has not been able to cross the mark of 90 meters till date.