Neeraj CHOPRA

Neeraj CHOPRA - India - Javelin Silver medal at 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 08 August 2024

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 24 December 1997
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Khandra, Haryana, India.
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Neeraj CHOPRA - India - Javelin Silver medal at 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

2023 World Champion Neeraj Chopra in action during the men's final in Paris.

He was stunned by Arshad Nadeem's second throw of 92.97m and had to

'go for bust' thereafter, with the consequence his second throw of 89.45m,

good enough to win the silver medal, but that was his only valid throw  !


Men's Javelin Final.

2024 Paris Olympic Games.

1.  Arshad Nadeem ( Pakistan) X, 92.97, 88.72, 79.40, 84.87, 91.79.   92.97 AR, OR, PB

2.  Neeraj Chopra  (India) X, 89.45, X, X, X, X,   89.45 SB

3.  Anderson Peters (Grenada) 84.70, 87.87, X, 88.54, 87.38, 81.83.  88.54

4.  Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) 80.15, 84.52, 88.50, X, 84.98, 83.27.   88.50

5.   Julius Yego (Kenya) 80.29, 87.72, X, 84.90, 83.20, 81.58.   87.72 SB

6.   Julian Weber (Germany) X, 87.33, X, 86.85, 87.40, 84.09.   87.40

7.   Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) 86.16, X, 82.89, 78.96, 76.86.  86.16 SB