Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra missed gold in the final of javelin throw, won silver medal, gold won by Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan
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Javelin Throw Final: Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra could not repeat his performance in Paris and had to settle for the silver medal by finishing second. Neeraj was able to throw correctly in only one out of 6 attempts. The remaining 5 throws were his fouls. Neeraj Chopra threw 89.45 meters in his second attempt. At the same time, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan won the gold medal by throwing the farthest throw of 92.97 meters.
Let us tell you that even though Neeraj had to settle for a silver medal in this final, a big record was registered in his name despite this. Neeraj Chopra has become the first Indian athlete to win two consecutive Olympic medals in track and field. Neeraj Chopra has won a medal in the second consecutive Olympics.
In today’s final match, Neeraj and Nadeem started with a foul, but Pakistan’s Nadeem strengthened his claim by breaking the Olympic record in the second attempt. Neeraj also gave his best performance of this season (89.45 meters) in the second attempt, but he could not go ahead of Nadeem.
Neeraj could make just one successful attempt and fouled five out of six, while Nadeem threw 91.79 meters in the sixth attempt. This was the second time in this match that Nadeem threw more than 90 meters. Grenada’s Anderson Peters finished third with a best throw of 88.54 meters.
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