Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra returns to the World Championships for the primary time in 4 years as he appears to be like to additional his repute. Neeraj might be in motion on Thursday (Friday morning IST) within the qualification spherical in males’s javelin on the Oregon World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA.
Together with Neeraj Chopra, India’s Rohit Yadav will even be in fray for a spot within the last. 28 athletes might be in motion within the males’s javelin qualification throughout 2 sequence and solely 12 will make it to the ultimate.
The automated qualification mark is ready at 83.50m and Neeraj is predicted to make the ultimate with out breaking a sweat. Every javelin star will get 3 makes an attempt within the qualification spherical.
Chopra had set a brand new nationwide document of 89.94m, simply 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold commonplace on the earth of javelin throw, on the prestigious Diamond League in Stockholm final month en path to a silver medal.
The 24-year-old completed second behind Grenada’s Anderson Peters, who recorded a finest throw of 90.31m.
“I used to be 6cm in need of the 90m mark, I used to be fairly shut. I hope to cross 90m this yr. However I by no means suppose or concentrate on distance going into a contest. I simply attempt to give my 100 per cent,” Chopra mentioned in a digital interplay from Eugene after he was named as a accomplice by Underdog Athletics to signify its Below Armour model.
A robust subject awaits Chopra within the World Championships.
Moreover, Chopra, Peters, Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic, Finland’s Oliver Helander and the German duo of Julian Weber and Johannes Vetter might be in motion.
When and the place will the boys’s javelin qualification happen on the World Athletics Championships?
Hayward Area will host the boys’s javelin qualification from 5:30 am IST on Friday, July 22.
The place can I watch the World Athletics Championships javelin qualification dwell on TV?
Sony Sports activities will present dwell TV protection of the World Athletics Championships.
The place can I watch the World Athletics Championships javelin qualification dwell on-line?
Sony Liv will present the dwell streaming of the World Athletics Championships.
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