Neeraj Chopra performed brilliantly again, won gold in Paavo Nurmi Games

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has once again done wonders. He created history on Tuesday while playing in the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024. He won the gold medal for the first time in this tournament. In the 2022 Paavo Nurmi Games, Neeraj finished second with a javelin throw of 89 meters. This time he threw the javelin 85.97 meters away. No athlete present in the competition could break his record. In this way, during this tournament being played in Finland, he won the gold by being at number-1. Neeraj Chopra could not participate in this tournament to be held in the year 2023 due to injury.

Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal during the Tokyo Olympics. The Paris Olympics is going to start from July 26. In such a situation, Neeraj winning the gold medal in Pavo at the Nurmi Games 2024 is good news for Indian fans. Talking about this match, after Neeraj, Finland's Toni Keranen threw 84.19 meters and he managed to win the silver medal by finishing second, while Oliver Helander won the bronze medal with his best throw of 83.96 meters.

Neeraj Chopra looked a little behind in the beginning of the match, he was not in a position to take the lead even in the second attempt. However, he made a great comeback in his third attempt. This time he threw the javelin up to 85.97 meters, which no one could beat even during other attempts. Thus he captured the gold.