Neeraj Chopra, India’s ‘Golden Boy’, advanced to the final of the men’s javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday. Chopra achieved a breakthrough distance of 89.34m in the Group B qualification round on Tuesday, qualifying for the final on his first attempt.
Later, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who broke the 90-meter record at the Commonwealth Games in 2022, joined Chopra in the final, crossing the qualification standard distance on his first attempt.
Neeraj Chopra competed in Qualification Group B in the afternoon session in Paris, following Julian Weber of Germany who won Qualification Group A with a best effort of 87.76 meters. And Neeraj put down an early marker, sending a signal to the rest of the field in Paris.
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Second-best throw of Neeraj’s career
This was Neeraj Chopra’s second-best throw of his career, trailing only his personal best of 89.94m set at the 2022 World Championships.
Neeraj Chopra appeared calm and composed as he finished his warm-up routines before putting up a big effort. Neeraj surpassed his previous season best with 88.36m, set at the Doha Diamond League.
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Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem also enters final
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, a World Championship silver medalist from 2023, earned automatic qualification after only his first throw of 86.59m, his season best. Arshad is the only live Asian to have thrown more than 90 metres, and he will be one of Neeraj’s main threats in the major final on August 8.
