Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal: India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has created history by winning the silver medal in the Paris Olympics. In the second round, Neeraj threw 89.45 meters which was the second best among all the players. Not only this, this throw has been Neeraj's best throw till date.
Neeraj Chopra is a man of excellence! He has shown his talent time and again. India is happy that he is back with yet another Olympic success. Congratulations to him on winning the silver medal. He will continue to inspire countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams…
Neeraj Chopra has won an Olympic medal for the second consecutive time. Neeraj is the first athlete to win a silver medal after winning a gold medal in an individual event.
Arshad Nadeem created history by winning the gold medal
Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem performed brilliantly in the javelin throw final match at the Paris Olympics. Arshad Nadeem has created an Olympic record by throwing a throw of 92.97 meters. The record for the longest throw in the Olympics was set in 2008. After 16 years, Arshad Nadeem has broken this record today.
It is worth noting that Arshad Nadeem came into the limelight when Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Arshad was then ranked fifth. However, later in 2022, Arshad won the gold medal in a major tournament for the first time with a throw of 90.18 meters at the Commonwealth Games.
Four fouls out of five rounds,
Neeraj Chopra was disappointed in the fifth attempt as well. Neeraj was also very disappointed with himself after getting a foul in the fifth round. In the first five rounds, only one throw was good and there were four fouls.
Neeraj's second throw was 89.45m
Neeraj Chopra threw the second throw at 89.45 meters. Neeraj finished second in the second round. Pakistani player Arshad Nadeem came first in the second round. Arshad Nadeem created a world record by throwing a throw of 92.97 meters.
Neeraj had a great entry in the Olympics
It is worth noting that the qualification for the Paris Olympics took place on August 6. Indian star Neeraj Chopra qualified with a throw of 89.34 meters in the first attempt.
History was created in Tokyo Olympics
It is worth noting that three years ago on August 7, Neeraj Chopra created history by winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. He was only the second athlete to win an individual gold medal. After this, Neeraj has created golden history by winning the World Championship and Diamond League as well.
Participated in three tournaments this year
Neeraj Chopra participated in three tournaments earlier this year. Neeraj finished second in the Doha Diamond League with a throw of 88.36 meters. Neeraj also participated in the Ostrava Golden Spike before withdrawing due to muscle pain during the throw.
Achievements of Neeraj Chopra
Tokyo Olympics 2021 – Gold Medal
Asian Games 2018 – Gold Medal
Commonwealth Games 2018 – Gold Medal
Asian Athletics Championships 2017 – Gold Medal
World Under-20 Athletics Championships 2016 – Gold Medal
Asian Junior Championship 2016 – Silver Medal
Hockey team won bronze medal
Today a match was played between India and Spain (IND vs SPA) for the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. In which India won a spectacular victory by 2-1. With this spectacular victory, India has equaled its own record by repeating the 52-year-old history. 52 years ago, India won medals in hockey in two consecutive Olympics in 1968 and 1972. This time again India had a chance to equal this record. Because India also won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics. At that time India won the bronze medal by defeating Britain. Now India has won the bronze medal for the second time in a row by defeating Spain.
Aman Sehrawat lost in the semi-finals
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat has lost in the semi-final match of the 57 kg category. In this match against Japan's Rei Higuchi, Higuchi defeated Aman 0-10. The performance of Indian wrestlers in the semi-final match was very disappointing. The match ended in just three minutes. Rei Higuchi was declared the winner on the basis of technical superiority. However, Aman Sehrawat's hope of winning a medal is still alive. The bronze medal match will be held on August 9.