Neeraj Chopra makes it to the final with a brilliant throw of 89.34m

Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena Live Score, Javelin Throw Paris Olympics 2024 Qualification Round: Neeraj Chopra makes it to the final with a brilliant throw of 89.34m

Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena, Paris Olympics 2024 Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Match Live Updates: 10 days after the Paris Olympics, the country will get to see the first glimpse of Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra as he will compete in the qualification round of the men’s javelin throw event. Kishore Jena will also join Neeraj Chopra for the men’s javelin throw event.

Kishor Jena will be trying to qualify for the javelin throw final in the first group, which competes earlier in the day, while Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the second group.

Explain: How Neeraj Chopra can qualify for javelin throw final
The qualification standard for the javelin throw final to be held on Thursday has been set at 84m, which means Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena and others can qualify directly for the final by simply clearing the distance. Either way, twelve javelin throwers will advance to the championship.

At the Paris Olympics, Neeraj is defending his Olympic gold medal, which he won three years ago at the postponed Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 87.58m.

Neeraj Chopra enters the Paris Olympics as one of the favourites as he is the reigning Olympic and world champion.

Going ahead in the javelin throw event, Neeraj Chopra will face tough competition from the likes of Jakob Vadlejch, Julian Weber, Arshad Nadeem, Anderson Peters and German youngster Max Dehning, who recently breached the 90m mark.

After arriving in Paris for the Olympics, Neeraj wrote a message on the wall of the Indian headquarters, which read: “It’s time to perform. The time has come.”