Neeraj made the lowest throw of 82.60 meters in the fourth attempt.
Javelin throw gold medalist in Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj Chopra has won the gold medal in javelin in the Paavo Nurmi Games held in Turku, Finland. He stood first with a throw of 85.97. Apart from Neeraj, Finland’s Toni Keranen achieved the feat with a throw of 84.19 metres.
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Paris Olympic Games from next month
Neeraj winning gold is also important for India because the Paris Olympic Games are from 26th July to 11th August. Neeraj had suffered a muscle strain during practice last month. For this reason he did not participate in the Ostrava Golden Spike tournament held in Czech Republic on 28 May. Neeraj had given this information on social media.
Neeraj Chopra had written, “I have had this problem before also. If I push myself at this stage, it can turn into an injury. I am making it clear that I am not injured, but I am No one wants to take risks.
As soon as I fully recover, I will return to the championship. Thank you for your support.”
Neeraj went forward and then backward
Neeraj Chopra came first to throw and he threw 83.62 meters in the first attempt. Although this was not his bad start. He finished ahead of Anderson Peters, who threw 82.58 meters in the first attempt.
In the second attempt, Neeraj made a throw of 83.45 meters which was not better than his initial attempt. After the second attempt, Neeraj lagged behind and Olivier Helander took the lead. Olivier had a throw of 83.96 meters in the second attempt. Due to this Neeraj had slipped to second place.
ahead in the third throw
After falling behind in the second attempt, Neeraj made a brilliant comeback in the third attempt. He took the lead with a throw of 85.97 metres. This was the best throw of Neeraj. Neeraj was the only player among the 8 javelin throwers who crossed the throw of 85 meters.
At the same time, Olivier could not even go beyond 83 meters in his third attempt and he threw 82.60 meters. After the third attempt ended, Neeraj maintained his lead. Made a throw of 82.21 meters in the fourth attempt.
This was Neeraj’s weakest throw of the match, but it did not make any difference to his lead as no other athlete could even come close to his best throw. In this way Neeraj maintained his lead even after the end of the fourth attempt.
Fifth foul happened, but no one could leave it behind
Neeraj fouled in the fifth attempt, but it was a matter of relief that even in this attempt no one could leave Neeraj behind and even after the end of the fifth attempt, the reign of this Tokyo Olympic gold medalist player continued.
In the fifth attempt, only Adrian Mardare could clear the throw of 82 meters, while three players including Neeraj committed fouls. However, in the sixth attempt Neeraj made a throw of 82.97 meters. The interesting thing was that in the last attempt only Neeraj and Max Dehning could make successful attempts, while all the other players committed fouls.
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