Javelin Throw, Paris 2024 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra hits 89.34m to qualify, Arshad Nadeem also advances

The final 12 who have qualified for men's javelin final are - Neeraj Chopra (89.34), Anderson Peters (88.63), Julian Weber (87.76), Arshad Nadeem (86.59), Julius Yego (85.97), Luiz Mauricio da Silva (85.91), Jakub Vadlejch (85.63), Toni Keranen (85.27), Andrian Mardare (84.13), Oliver Helander (83.81), Keshorn Walcott (83.02) and Lassi Etelatalo (82.91).

Brazil's Luiz Mauricio da Silva hit 85.91m in his final attempt to confirm an automatic qualification into the men's javelin throw final.

Season leader, Germany's Max Dehning is eliminated in the first round itself with a best throw of 79.24.

Max Dehning is not able to get his act together. The second attempt was 75.10 and is on the verge of facing a first-round elimination.

India's other athlete in the men's javelin event, Kishore Kumar Jena with his best throw of 80.73 metres has been officially eliminated.

Grenada's two-time world champion Anderson Peters has hit a casual 88.63m in his first attempt and became the seventh athlete to qualify for the men's javelin final

Neeraj Chopra's Asian rival, Arshad Nadeem has hit 86.59 in his first attempt and has qualified for the men's javelin throw final.

Max Dehning, the man with the season best hit of 90-plus metres, didn't have a great first attempt as he could hit only 74.58 metres in his first attempt.

Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the final round in the first attempt itself!!!!

Kishore Jena's best throw remained at 80.73m and he is in ninth place. His chances of qualification are grim at the moment but he will have to wait for Group B results.

Kishore Jena has slipped to ninth place now in his group and his qualification for the final round looks tough for now.

KERANEN Toni of Finland has qualified for the final with the best throw of 85.27m

Kishore Kumar Jena could hit 80.21m in his final attempt. So, 80.73 remains his best throw and is at the 7th spot right now in his group.

Former world champion Yego Julius of Kenya has qualified with his last throw of 85.97m. He had missed making it to the final of Tokyo Olympics but has breached the mark this time. Total three players have qualified now.

Kishore Jena will have to up his game in the final attempt as only two athletes have crossed the 84m mark so far. He at least has to get close to the qualifying mark and then wait for the group B results to qualify for the final.

Kishore Jena's second throw is a foul and he now has only one chance to qualify for finals. He is at 7th place right now

Another medal contender Jakub Vadlech has qualified for the final in his attempt with a first throw of 85.63m.

He crosses the line and its a foul from him in the first attempt.

Dean Roderick has done well to throw 82.48m.

Another medal contender Julian Weber is here and his first attempt is a blockbuster. He has qualified for the final with a throw of 87.76m. He will not throw again in the qualification.

A foul from Tupaia and his attempt is not counted

So far Kishore Jena is at second position in Group A

Kishore Jena has started with a throw of 80.73m in his attempt.

Walcott has thrown a distance of 74.89m.

It's a poor throw from Ramos as he starts with 75.73m only.

Oliver starts with a throw of 83.81m, just below the qualification mark of 84m.

Julius Yego starts with a throw of 78.84m in the first attempt.

The qualification round for Group A is set to begin at 1:50 PM IST. Kishore Jena will be the 5th member to throw.

All the athletes crossing the 84m mark will qualify for the final.

If less than 12 athletes cross the 84m mark, then the athletes with the highest mark will qualify for the final. In that case, the top 12 athletes (combined from both groups) will go ahead to the final.

Here's the list of players part of Group B:

Group B: Neeraj Chopra (India), Gatis Cakss (Latvia), Max Dehning (Germany), Cameron McEntyre (Australia), Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan), Marcin Krukowski (Poland), Lassi Etelatalo (Finland), Nnamdi Chinecherem (Nigeria), Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil), Moustafa Mahmoud (Egypt), Artur Felfner (Ukraine), Timothy Herman (Belgium), Anderson Peters (Grenada), Andrian Mardare (Moldova), Edis Matusevicius (Lithuania), Cyprian Mrzyglod (Poland)

Here's the list of athletes who are part of Group A:

Group A: Julius Yego (Kenya), Oliver Helander (Finland), Leandro Ramos (Portugal), Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago), Kishore Jena (India), Teura'itera'i Tupaia (France), Julian Weber (Germany), Roderick Genki Dean (Japan), Alexandru Mihaita Novac (Romania), Dawid Wegner (Poland), Toni Keranen (Finland), Ihab Abdelrahman (Egypt), Curtis Thompson (USA), Patriks Gailums (Latvia), Pedro Henrique Rodrigues (Brazil), Jakub Vadlejch (Czechia)

A total of 32 athletes will be in action in the Javelin Throw Qualification round. They have been divided into two groups of 16 each. Kishore Jena is in Group A while Neeraj Chopra has been slotted in Group B. Kishore Jena's throw will come after 1:50 PM IST and Neeraj won't be in action before 3:20 PM IST. We will bring you all the updates here...

Hello and Welcome to the live action of the 11th day of Paris Olympics 2024. This is a Neeraj Chopra special blog as he is the biggest hope for India at the Olympics. He is the reigning Olympic Champion having won the gold medal at Tokyo three years ago and will be first aiming to qualify for the final. Along with him, Kishore Jena will also be in action. More details on the event coming in a bit. Stay tuned for all the updates...