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'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra will compete in the men's javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics 2024. Neeraj confirmed his place in the final by throwing 89.34 meters in his first attempt in the qualification round. He was ranked first in Group B. India has won three bronze medals so far. In such a situation, once again everyone's eyes are on Neeraj Chopra. If Neeraj Chopra wins gold this time too, he will create history.
Neeraj Chopra can create history!
Neeraj Chopra will be seen in action today i.e. on 8th August. In such a situation, if Neeraj wins the gold medal, he will become the fifth player in the world to defend his title in javelin throw. Apart from this, he will become the first player to win two consecutive gold medals for India. Eric Lemming (Sweden, 1908 and 1912), Johnny Myra (Finland, 1920 and 1924), Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic, 1992, 1996 and 2000) and Andres Thorkildsen (Norway, 2004 and 2008) won two medals in the overall gold medal.
Showed strength in qualification round
Neeraj made his intentions clear in the qualification round. He qualified for the men's javelin throw final at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a season's best throw of 89.34m. However, he will also have to face the challenge of Anderson Peters of Grenada, Julian Weber of Germany and Ahmed Nadeem of Pakistan in the final.
played only 3 tournaments this year
Neeraj Chopra has shown his talent in only three tournaments this year. In such a situation, it is expected that he will once again bring the gold medal for India. The performance of his other rivals this season has not been anything special. Neeraj finished second in the Doha Diamond League with a throw of 88.36 meters. After this, he withdrew from the Ostrava Golden Spike due to pain in the hamstring while throwing.