Neeraj Chopra Olympic Finals: Defending Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for the javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics with a throw of 89.34 meters at the Stade de France. This is Chopra's best throw ever at a global championship and his second-best overall, following his 89.94-meter throw in Stockholm at the Diamond League.
Neeraj Chopra managed to qualify for the finals in just one throw, despite dealing with his abductor injury.
Neeraj Chopra to Create History
Neeraj Chopra aims to be the first Indian to win two gold medals in an individual Olympic event and just the fifth man ever to defend his javelin gold at the Olympics.
With the win in the finals, Neeraj seeks to join the ranks of Eric Lemming, Jonni Myyra, Jan Zelezny, and Andreas Thorkildsen, who all successfully defended their javelin gold medals in the Olympics. If Chopra manages to defend his goal this Olympics, it will mark an important milestone in the history of Indian sports.
Pakistan Also Qualifies for Finals
Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem also qualified for the finals in his very first throw of 86.59m. With a tremendous 90.18-meter distance, Nadeem won the gold in the Commonwealth Games 2022 and the silver at the World Championships the previous year.
One of the most anticipated athletic rivalries between India and Pakistan is that of Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem.
Kishore Jena’s Quick Exit
The other Indian competitor, Kishore Jena, is unlikely to make the 12-man final, with his best throw being 80.73m. Kishore Jena, an Indian javelin thrower and Asian Games silver medalist finished ninth in Group A of the men's javelin throw qualification round and failed to advance to the medal round at the ongoing Paris Olympics on August 6.
Men’s Javelin Throw: Pool A Results
Kishore Jena was the sole representative of India in the Poll A of the event. Only the top 6 athletes qualified for the finals.
Check the top 10 athletes with the best throw:
| Rank | Country | Name | Distance |
| 1 | Germany | Julian Weber | 87.76 |
| 2 | Kenya | Julius Yego | 85.97 |
| 3 | Czechia | Jakub Vadlejch | 85.63 |
| 4 | Finland | Toni Keranen | 85.27 |
| 5 | Finland | Oliver Helander | 83.81 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | Keshorn Walcott | 83.02 |
| 7 | Japan | Roderick Genki Dean | 82.48 |
| 8 | Romania | Alexandru Mihaita Novac | 81.08 |
| 9 | India | Kishore Jena | 80.73 |
| 10 | Brazil | Pedro Henrique Rodrigues | 79.46 |
Men’s Javelin Throw: Pool B Results
Golden boy Neeraj Chopra was the best performer in this pool with a throw of 89.34m in his first throw.
Check the top 10 athletes in the table based on the distance, out of which top 6 have already qualified for the finals:
| Rank | Country | Name | Distance |
| 1 | India | Neeraj Chopra | 89.34 |
| 2 | Grenada | Anderson Peters | 88.63 |
| 3 | Pakistan | Arshad Nadeem | 86.59 |
| 4 | Brazil | Luiz Mauricio da Silva | 85.91 |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | Andrian Mardare | 84.13 |
| 6 | Finland | Lassi Etelatalo | 82.91 |
| 7 | Poland | Marcin Krukowski | 82.34 |
| 8 | Ukraine | Artur Felfner | 81.84 |
| 9 | Australia | Cameron McEntyre | 81.18 |
| 10 | Belgium | Timothy Herman | 79.42 |
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