Neeraj Chopra wins silver medal in men's javelin throw final, becomes second Indian to win a medal at the World Championships
India's javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history at the World Championships. He won the silver medal for the country with a throw of 88.13 meters. He is the second athlete to win a medal for India.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra created history by winning the silver medal in the javelin throw event of the World Athletics Championships. He became the first Indian to win a medal in this event. He secured the second position by throwing the javelin 88.13 meters away. He won the silver medal with his best throw. Peters threw the javelin 90.54 meters away in his last throw. In this competition, J Valdech of the Czech Republic got the third place. In this way, after 19 years, India has got a medal in the tournament. Earlier in 2003, long jumper Anju Bobby George won the bronze medal at the World Championships.
Neeraj's victory is special because after 19 years an Indian has got a medal in the World Athletics Championship. Earlier, Anju Bobby George had won a bronze medal in the women's long jump in 2003. Neeraj missed out on making another record. 14 years ago, Norway's Andreas Thornildsson won gold medals at the Olympic and World Athletics Championships. Neeraj was expected to repeat this feat.
Neeraj Chopra's first attempt was a foul, he threw 82.39 meters in the second attempt. It was far from his best performance. Improved his performance in the third attempt. He reached number four with a throw of 86.37 meters. The Indian star finished second in the fourth round with a throw of 88.13m. Neeraj won the gold medal in the Olympics with a javelin throw of 87.58 meters. On the other hand, Grenada's Anderson Peters crossed 90 meters in the first attempt. He had ensured his medal by throwing 90.21 and 90.46 meters in two consecutive attempts. He fouled in the 5th round, but the good thing was that Yakub Waldesh could only throw 81.31 meters. On the other hand, Grenada's Anderson Peters got the gold medal, who snatched gold from Neeraj in the second successive major event.
Anderson Peters has been beaten by Neeraj Chopra many times, but this year he is in great form. Neeraj and Peters clashed in the Stockholm Diamond League. Neeraj made a national record by throwing 89.94 meters, but Peters threw 90.31 meters and won the gold medal. Neeraj Chopra had to be content with silver. Anderson Peters threw 93.07m in the Doha Diamond League this year.
To prepare for this championship, Neeraj recently participated in three competitions. In two of these, he managed to break his previous record. In the last one year at the Pavo Nurmi Games, Neeraj started the season with a throw of 89.30m and bettered his national record in it. In June this year, at a championships in Finland, he threw the javelin 86.89m. This performance was considered special because the runup had become slippery due to rain. He was also runner-up in the Stockholm Diamond League, but gave his best performance there with 89.94m.
Neeraj Chopra will cross the 90m barrier at the World Athletics Championships. Before this competition, Neeraj had said that he would focus on giving his best without taking the pressure of the 90m barrier. By the way, it was also believed that Anderson Peters would be a big challenge for him. Peters had earlier this season thrown the javelin 93.07 meters away. But Neeraj defeated Peters in Pavo Nurmi and Cuortano. Waldech, who finished third in the competition, also threw the javelin 90.88 meters this season. He was a silver medalist in the Olympics.
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