Paris Olympics: Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has won the silver medal in the Paris Olympics. Neeraj scored a season best of 89.45 in his second attempt. He gave a season best performance.
Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan won the gold medal. He threw the javelin 92.97 meters. He made an Olympic record. Arshad threw 2 out of 6 throws more than 90.
26-year-old Neeraj had thrown the javelin 89.34 meters in his first attempt in the qualification two days ago.
Here, Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat has lost the semi-final match of the freestyle 57 kg category of men’s wrestling. He was defeated 10-0 by Ray Higuchi of Japan. Aman will now play the bronze medal match on Friday.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra in silver medal position
After the first 3 attempts, Neeraj Chopra remains in the silver medal position. Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan is in the first position.
1. Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) – 92.97m
2. Neeraj Chopra (India) – 89.45m
3. Jakub Valesh (Czech Republic) – 88.50m
Pakistani athlete sets Olympic record: Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem has created an Olympic record in his second attempt. Arshad has thrown a throw of 92.97 meters.
Neeraj Chopra in second place: Neeraj Chopra’s first attempt was a foul. In the second attempt, he threw a throw of 89.45 meters. 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.
Jacob in third place: Czech Republic’s Jacob Vadlej has brought himself into the medal race in his third throw. His third throw was 88.50 meters. He is in third place in the third round. Peter Anderson is in fourth place with 87.87.
Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra throws 3 consecutive fouls
Neeraj Chopra achieved the silver medal position by throwing the javelin at a distance of 89.45 meters in the second attempt. After that, all three attempts of Neeraj were fouls. Now he has only one chance left to leave behind Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan.
There were 12 athletes in the javelin throw final including Neeraj Chopra. All athletes will make 6 throws each. The athlete with the highest throw will get the gold medal. Tokyo Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra made it to the final by throwing the javelin 89.34 meters. He was the player with the longest throw in the qualifying.
Athletes who have thrown beyond 90m at the Olympics
   2000 – Jan Železný, Czechia – 90.17m
   2008 – Andreas Thorkildsen – 90.57m
   2016 – Thomas Röhler, Germany – 90.30m
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