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Neeraj Chopra came up with a season best throw of 89.45m to clinch silver in javelin throw event at Paris Olympics 2024 early on Friday morning. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, however, did better as he set a new Olympic record mark of 92.97m to take home the gold.
Neeraj Chopra's hopes of winning a second successive gold medal to add to his first from Tokyo failed to materialise and the Indian had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the men's javelin throw final in the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. Chopra, who came into the final as the favourite with a brilliant effort of 89.34 metres in the qualifying, threw the javelin to 89.45, his second-best ever effort a clear improvement on the 87.58 that bagged him the gold medal in Tokyo. But that did not prove enough for the reigning World Champion and Diamond League final winner as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, his good friend on the circuit, upstaged him by setting the Olympic Record to win the gold medal.
Neeraj Chopra pulled off a season best attempt of 89.45m in the Paris Olympics 2024 javelin final but it was not enough to clinch the gold medal. The defending world champion had to be satisfied with the silver as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem broke the Olympic record with a throw of 92.97m. Both Neeraj and Nadeem committed fouls in their respective first attempts but the Pakistani athlete stunned everyone with his second throw. The fans at the Stade de France in Paris were left in shock as Arshad's second attempt went for 92.97m and as a result, he broke the Olympic record by more than 2 metres. Neeraj's second attempt was his season's best at 89.45m but it was nothing compared to Nadeem's mammoth effort.
Neeraj Chopra came up with a season best throw of 89.45m to clinch silver in javelin throw event at Paris Olympics 2024 early on Friday morning. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, however, did better as he set a new Olympic record mark of 92.97m to take home the gold.
Neeraj Chopra, Men's Javelin Throw Final, Paris Olympics 2024 Live Streaming: India's gold medal hopes at Paris Olympics 2024 lie once again on the shoulders of Neeraj Chopra, as he competes in the Men's Javelin Throw Final on Thursday night. The Olympic gold medalist from Tokyo 2020, Chopra will aim to become the first Indian athlete to win two individual gold medals at the Olympics. Despite concerns of an adductor niggle, Chopra finished top of the qualifying round, with a stunning throw of 89.34m - nearly 2m more than his gold-winning throw from three years ago.
Neeraj Chopra Men's Javelin Throw Final LIVE Updates Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra, India's golden boy, is set to be in action soon. He is currently warming up with other athletes and comfortably threw the javelin over 80 metres in practice.
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