In the javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics (Paris Olympic 2024), Pakistani player Arshad Nadeem performed brilliantly and won the gold medal with a throw of 92.97 meters. On the other hand, Neeraj Chopra, representing India, won the bronze medal by securing his place in the second position with a throw of 89.45 meters. From the very beginning, this final match looked like India vs Pakistan because from the second round itself Arshad Nadeem was at the first position and Neeraj Chopra was at the second position. In this way, a situation of competition was seen between Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem.
How was Arshad Nadeem’s performance?
Arshad Nadeem made his name in Olympic history by breaking the record of men’s javelin throw event with a throw of 92.97 meters in the final. Nadeem was fouled in the first round, after which he made a record with a throw of 92.97 meters in the second round. Nadeem threw the javelin beyond 90 meters in 2 out of 6 attempts.
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Arshad Nadeem achieved this great feat in his second attempt, surpassing the previous Olympic record of 90.57m set by Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway.
Arshad Nadeem threw 88.72 meters in the third round, 79.40 meters in the fourth round, 84.87 meters in the fifth round. In the last round, Arshad Nadeem threw the javelin 91.97 meters away.
How was Neeraj Chopra’s performance?
Indian star Neeraj Chopra has won the silver medal in javelin throw. He threw the javelin 89.45 meters away. Neeraj Chopra may not be happy with his bronze medal, but he has created history for India. He has become the first Indian player to win gold and bronze medals in the Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra committed 5 fouls out of 6. Neeraj committed a foul in the first attempt, his foot touched the line. After this Neeraj threw the javelin 89.45 meters away in the second attempt. After this Neeraj committed a foul in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth attempts.
On August 7, Neeraj won the gold medal in Tokyo
For India, the day of 7 August will always be remembered in the Tokyo Olympics, because on this day in the year 2021, star player Neeraj Chopra won the gold. In the Tokyo-2020 Olympics, Neeraj Chopra threw 87.58 meters to win the gold medal in the Olympics, which is 2.36 meters less than his personal best.
Best throw of all 12 players in the final
1. Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)- 92.97m
2. Neeraj Chopra (India)- 89.45m
3. Anderson Peters (Grenada)- 88.54m
4. Jakub Vadlech (Czech Republic)- 88.50m
5. Julius Yego (Kenya)- 87.72m
6. Julian Weber (Germany)- 87.40m
7. Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)- 86.16m
8. Lassi Etelatalo (Finland) – 84.58m
9. Oliver Helander (Finland)- 82.68m
10. Toni Keranen (Finland)- 80.92m
11. Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil)- 80.67m
12. Adrian Mardare (Moldova)- 80.10m
The Olympic record in javelin throw was 90.57 meters
If we talk about the Olympic record in javelin throw, till now this record was 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, but now this record is in the name of Pakistani player Arshad Nadeem.
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.
India has won 5 medals so far
India has won 5 medals in Paris Olympics so far. Out of these, four are bronze and one is silver. First, Manu Bhaker won bronze in 10 meter air pistol. Then the second bronze was also won by Manu Bhaker in the mixed team event. Sarabjot Singh was also in the team with her. The third bronze medal was won by Swapnil Kusale in shooting’s men’s 50 meter rifle three position. Then the hockey team won bronze and Neeraj won silver medal.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)