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Neeraj Chopra Won Gold in Javelin Throw, Arshad placed 5th

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India’s Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra will look to create history as he could become the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic medal in athletics. Chopra had come up with a throw of 86.65 meters and had finished the Qualification round of Group A at the top of the table. The 23-year old had beaten Germany’s Johannes Vetter, who finished at second place with an 85.64 meters throw and he is one of the favorites for the medal. whereas Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan placed 5th on the charts.

Neeraj Chopra Won Gold on Men’s Javelin throw:

Lastly, Chopra has definitely shown that he can bag a medal at the Olympics and he will be the cynosure of all eyes on Saturday in the Javelin Throw final. Neeraj, who serves as Junior Commissioned Officer in Indian Army, will look to throw the spear as long as possible in the final event. Moreover, The 23-year old has recorded his best throw of 88.07 meters and if can repeat that performance in the final, he will surely be in medal contention. Meanwhile, Tokyo Olympics is at fag end and India will be setting their eyes on Neeraj Chopra. Whereas Arshad Nadeem placed 5th on the chart with a throw of 4.62 meters.

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