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Paris, August 08 (HS). Indian thrower Neeraj Chopra performed brilliantly in javelin at the Paris Olympics 2024 and won the silver medal. He threw a throw of 89.45 meters. At the same time, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem created an Olympic record by throwing 92.97 meters and won the gold medal. While Anderson Peters of Grenada won the bronze medal, who threw a distance of 88.54 meters.
Neeraj Chopra's first attempt was a foul. However, in the second attempt, Neeraj Chopra achieved the silver medal position by throwing the javelin at a distance of 89.45 meters. After that, Neeraj's remaining attempts were fouls. In such a situation, Neeraj achieved second place with just one successful throw. This is his best throw of the season, before this his best throw came in the qualification for the Olympics, where he covered a distance of 89.34 meters.
Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem created a new Olympic record by throwing 92.97 meters in his second throw. He threw 91.79 meters in his sixth and last throw. In this way, Nadeem won another gold medal. This is Pakistan's first Olympic medal since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.