Last Updated on 07/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Neeraj Chopra Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra came on Tuesday (August 6) and did wonders in his very first throw. Defending champion Neeraj made it to the final of the men’s javelin throw event of the Paris Olympic Games with a throw of 89.34 meters in his very first attempt in the Group B qualification on Tuesday. At the same time, Kishore Jena missed the qualification.
Neeraj Chopra will now compete to win the gold medal on August 8 at 11:50 pm. This is Neeraj’s best throw this season. Earlier this year, Neeraj had thrown the javelin 88.36 meters away.
By the way, the special thing was that the throw done by Neeraj in the Paris Olympics was even better than his Tokyo Olympics gold medal throw of 87.58. Overall, Neeraj surpassed his own record. By the way, Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 89.94 meters, which he achieved in June 2022 at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden.
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In such a situation, the biggest challenge in front of Neeraj is to cross the 90 meter barrier. Will Neeraj Chopra be able to cross this mark? This is a big question. If Neeraj himself crosses this barrier in the Olympics this time, then he can break many records at once. This includes the Olympic record as well.
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All it takes is one throw to become a champion! #Neeraj Chopra Qualified for the javelin throw finals in spectacular fashion 😎
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— JioCinema (@JioCinema) August 6, 2024
To reach the final in Paris, it was necessary to throw the javelin at 84 meters for qualification, or whichever player was in the top 12 in Group A or Group B, he would have directly qualified, Neeraj did wonders in his very first throw.
He came, he threw, and he qualified! 😎#Cheer4India Watch more athletes in action, live now #games18 or stream for free #JeoCinema #OlympicsOnJioCinema #OlympicSports18 #JioCinemaSports #javelin throw #Olympics pic.twitter.com/sViZe57N84
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) August 6, 2024
The world record in javelin throw is 98.48 meters
The world record of javelin throw is registered in the name of a player from Czech Republic. Three-time world champion and Olympic champion, Czech Republic’s legendary athlete Jan Zelezny registered the world record of men’s javelin throw in his name by throwing 98.48 meters during an athletics competition in Germany in 1996. Which is still intact till date.
The Olympic record in javelin throw is 90.57 meters
If we talk about the Olympic record in javelin throw, then this record is in the name of Andreas Thorkildsen. Andreas made this record on 23 August 2008 in the Beijing Olympics by throwing the javelin 90.57 meters away.
On August 7, Neeraj won the gold medal in Tokyo
India will always remember the day of 7 August in the Tokyo Olympics, on this day in 2021 star player Neeraj Chopra won the gold. In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Neeraj Chopra threw 87.58 meters to win the Olympic gold medal, which is 2.36 meters less than his personal best.
But Neeraj has achieved many successes even before this. There have been many tournaments where Neeraj has won gold medals before. The list is long but this is going to make Neeraj’s victory even sweeter.
A look at all the medals of Neeraj Chopra
Tokyo Olympics 2021- Gold Medal
Asian Games 2018 – Gold Medal
Commonwealth Games 2018- Gold Medal
Asian Athletics Championships 2017- Gold Medal
World U-20 Athletics Championships 2016- Gold Medal
South Asian Games 2016- Gold Medal
Asian Junior Championship 2016- Silver Medal
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)