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Jakub Vadlejch, the returning bronze medalist, came into the competition as the world leader for 2023 and the returning silver medalist, Tokyo Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra were top qualifiers to the final. Oliver Helander started things off with 83.38m, Vadlejch followed him with 82.59m. The first two throws of the competition would prove to ...
Chopra was second man to throw in the final. He launched his throw and it looked long, well over 85m, but his distance did not initially appear on the digital board and before the issue could be ...
In the same month, he achieved the first position in the men's javelin throw rankings issued by World Athletics for the first time. [85] In August 2023, he won the gold medal in 2023 World Athletics Championships with a throw of 88.17 m (289.3 ft). [86] He became the first Asian to win gold in the javelin throw event at the World Championships ...
The men's javelin throw competition at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 4 October 2023 at the HOC Stadium, ... Final Records. 2] ... Neeraj Chopra 82.38: 84.49: X ...
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Neeraj Chopra is the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. [2] He won a silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and subsequently the first gold for India at the 2023 World Athletics Championships .
Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever Olympic gold medal in athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021) by throwing his best of 87.58 meters in the javelin throw final. Chopra is the first javelin thrower from India who won a gold medal, and only the second Indian sportsperson after Abhinav Bindra to win an Olympic gold medal. [11] [42]
The men's javelin throw competition at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 27 August 2018 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium ... Final Records ... Neeraj Chopra 83.46: X ...