Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra wins silver in javelin throw, Arshad Nadeem wins gold

 08 Aug 2024 ( IBTN News Bureau )
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Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra wins silver in javelin throw, Arshad Nadeem wins gold

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Neeraj Chopra has won the silver medal in men's javelin throw at the Paris Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra of India won the silver medal with a score of 89.45 meters. While Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan managed to win the gold medal with a score of 92.97 meters.

Neeraj Chopra fouled in five out of six rounds. In the only second round, his throw was 89.45 meters, which was his best.

Anterson Peters of Grenada won the bronze medal in javelin throw with a score of 88.54 meters.

With Neeraj Chopra's victory, people present at Neeraj Chopra's house in Khandra village of Panipat, Haryana, India started celebrating.

Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal for India in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics.

By winning the gold medal in Tokyo, he became the second Indian player to win gold in an individual competition after Abhinav Bindra.

The match was won by Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem

Neeraj Chopra's first round did not go well and he was fouled. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem was also fouled in the first round.

In the second round, Arshad Nadeem surprised everyone by throwing 92.97 meters, which is also the best of his career and the biggest record of the Olympics so far and this record is the sixth biggest record so far.

Neeraj Chopra's throw in the second round was 89.45 meters. While his closest rival Peters' throw was 88.54 meters.

While it was believed that he had a tough competition with Germany's Weber, Weber finished sixth with a score of 87.40 meters.

While Nadeem threw 91.79 meters in the final round, which was the second highest score of this competition.

 

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