Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem Qualify for Paris Olympics Javelin Final
Neeraj Chopra, the defending Olympic champion and World Championships gold medalist, made a huge throw of 89.34 meters in Group B of the men’s javelin throw qualification round at the Paris Olympics. This throw, his best of the season, secured his place in the finals, which will be held on Thursday at 11:55 pm IST. Neeraj’s throw was his second-best ever, with his top throw being 89.94 meters at the Stockholm Diamond League 2022.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, one of Neeraj’s closest rivals, also qualified for the finals with his season-best throw of 86.59 meters. Arshad and Neeraj have a healthy rivalry, with Neeraj leading their head-to-head record 9-0. However, Arshad’s best throw of 90.18 meters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games surpasses Neeraj’s top effort.
Asian Games silver medalist Kishore Jena finished ninth in Group A of the men’s javelin throw qualification round, failing to advance to the medal round. His best attempt was 80.73 meters, which placed him ninth. Only four competitors from Group A advanced to the medal round. To advance, athletes need to be among the top 12 best across both groups A and B.
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Neeraj Chopra -: Neeraj Chopra is an Indian athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Arshad Nadeem -: Arshad Nadeem is a javelin thrower from Pakistan. He is known for his strong performances in international competitions.
Paris Olympics -: The Paris Olympics refers to the Olympic Games that will be held in Paris, France. The Olympics is a big sports event where athletes from all over the world compete.
Javelin -: A javelin is a long spear-like object that athletes throw as far as they can in a sport called javelin throw.
Qualification round -: The qualification round is the first stage in a competition where athletes try to achieve a certain performance to advance to the final round.
Finals -: The finals are the last stage of a competition where the best performers compete to win medals.
Meters -: Meters is a unit of length in the metric system. In javelin throw, the distance the javelin is thrown is measured in meters.
Kishore Jena -: Kishore Jena is another Indian javelin thrower who competed in the qualification round but did not advance to the finals.
Group A -: Group A is one of the groups in which athletes are divided during the qualification round to make the competition more organized.