Weightlifting-Indonesia's Juniansyah wins men's 73kg gold medal
PARIS : Indonesia's Rizki Juniansyah won the gold medal in the men's 73kg weightlifting at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Arshad Nadeem's Monster 92.97m Throw That Ended Pakistan's 40-Year Wait - Watch
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.
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Paris Olympics 2024: How Neeraj Chopra's Season Best Was Not Enough To Beat Arshad Nadeem For Paris Olympics 2024 Gold
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.
Olympics: Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver In Javelin Throw, Pakistan's Nadeem Takes Gold
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.
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Letsile Tebogo wins 200m for Botswana's first gold
Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200m title on Thursday when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles in 19.46 seconds to claim Botswana's first Olympic gold medal.