World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra enters final with massive 88.39m throw in 1st attempt
World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra progressed to the final as he breached the 83.50m mark (Q-mark) with ease in his first attempt
World Athletics Championships 2022: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, India`s biggest medal prospect at the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Oregon, took just 10 seconds to qualify for the men`s javelin final with a massive throw of 88.39m on Friday. Source: IANS
Chopra progressed to the final as he breached the 83.50m mark (Q-mark) with ease in his first attempt. Source: IANS
Neeraj Chopra vs Jakub Vadlejch
Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic, too, joined him in the list with his first-attempt throw of 85.23m. Source: IANS
Neeraj Chopra Throw Distance
Placed in Group A at Hayward Field, Neeraj, the reigning Olympic champion, produced an impressive throw of 88.39 metres in Round 1 and topped Group A of the qualification round to reach the final. Source: PTI (File)
Neeraj Chopra National Record
Last month, Chopra had set a new national record of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw, at the Diamond League in Stockholm en route to a silver medal. Source: Twitter
Neeraj Chopra on Finals
After qualifying for the final of the World Athletics Championships 2022 javelin throw competition, Indian ace Neeraj Chopra said anyone can throw far on a given day but he will give his 100 per cent in the summit clash on Sunday. Source: Twitter
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