At Javelin throw qualifications, Neeraj Chopra qualifies for finals with a 89.34 m throw. In the same round another Indian athlete Kishore Jena finishes at 9th place with 80.72 m throw.
Indian veteran athlete Neeraj Chopra flew directly to the finals with a monster throw of 89.34 m in the qualifiers. The player was seen in action in group B with other veteran players like Max Dehning of Germany, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, Marcin Krukowski of Poland, Anderson Peters Grenadian player and Edis Matusevicius of Lithuania.
Earlier, Kishore Jane was seen competing in group A qualifications. His debut throw in the Olympics 2024 was marked 80.73 m which is also his season best so far. Being disappointed by his second throw, Kishore deliberately crosses the line of penalty, nullifying his throw. In his third attempt, the throw marked 80.21 m hence fell short of reaching the qualifying mark of 84 m. Although he balanced his body perfectly and resisted himself to cross the white line, he couldn’t reach the minimum qualifying mark. Undersatisfied with his throw below 80 m in the second round, Kishore deliberately steps out of the white line that rendered his throw invalid. Kishore still have chance to join Neeraj and battle in finals, although he crashed his first chance.
The Indian Javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra qualified for the finals in his first attempt with a one and done gamble of 89.34 m. Currently, Neeraj is at top of the qualifiers’ list including veteran qualifiers of Group A, with his season best throw. The German counterpart Julian Weber, Kenya’s athlete Julius Yego, Czechia’s Jakub Vadlejch, Finland’s Toni Keranen, Grenadian Anderson Peters and Pakistan’s Nadeem are the players qualified for the finals alongside India’s athlete Neeraj Chopra at the top of the list.
89.94 m is the national record of India marked by the Golden boy of India achieved at Stockholm Diamond League in 2022. The nickname, Golden Boy of India was given to Neeraj Chopra after his exceptional win in Tokyo olympics 2020. In Paris Olympics 2024, Neeraj has already marked his season best with his first throw of 89.34m. The 89.34 m throw is 0.98m above his last season best record at the Doha Diamond League and 0.60m behind his national record.
“The throw was good”, said Neeraj. He proceeded, “Maybe the highest ever in qualifying for me. All the throwers seem to be in good shape. The final will be really competitive for sure”, reported the official site of the Paris Olympics 2024. He drives his motivation by aiming higher than his previous performance, he also keeps himself in check and grounded by believing he still has a lot to learn and maintain a positive mindset.
Kishore Kumar Jena is yet another Indian track and field athlete who throws the Javelin stick. He has recorded a throw of 87.54 m as his personal best at 2023 Asian Games. Currently he ranks as 7th best thrower in India with Neeraj Chopra topping the list.
Javelin throw event has attracted a lot of viewership all over India after Neeraj Chopra’s magnificent win in Tokyo Olympics 2020. Neeraj’s performance in the Paris Olympics 2024 is the one of the most anticipated performances alongside Mira Bai Chanu, weightlifting player.
Neeraj Copra’s splendid performance at the qualifiers earlier today made the already anticipated viewers anticipate more for the finals on thursday. Shoulder to shoulder with Neeraj Chopra, Vinesh Phogat has also increased the anticipation for the Wrestling event as she enters the semifinals by defeating 4th seed Japanese wrestler. Adjacent to these individual events Indian hockey team gears up to create a history by competing against German Hockey team in semis.
