Indian players dominated the men's javelin qualification event on Day 7 of the World Athletics Championships 2023 on Friday, August 25. Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena secured a spot in the finals to raise India's chances for a maiden gold title with an impressive performance at the world meet.
Neeraj registered his season-best throw of 88.77m to seal the spot from Group A and it came through his first and only attempt today. Minu registered his best throw of 81.31m to claim third place in Group A and sixth position in the final standings. Kishore Jena also secured the final qualification through his first throw of 80.55m from Group B and finished ninth in the final standings.
Javelin Throw Men's Final Qualification Standings:
- Neeraj Chopra (IND) - 88.77m
- Arshad Nadeem (PAK) - 86.79m
- Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) - 83.50m
- Julian Weber (GER) - 82.39m
- Edis Matusevicius (LTU) - 82.35m
- DP Manu (IND) - 81.31m
- Dawid Wegner (POL) - 81.25m
- Ihab Abdelrehman (EGY) - 80.75m
- Kishore Jena (IND) - 80.55m
- Oliver Helander (FIN) - 80.19m
- Timothy Herman (BEL) - 80.11m
- Andrian Mardare (MDA) - 79.78m
The current champion Anderson Peters failed to make the finals as his best attempt was recorded at 78.49 meters. Only four players from Group A, including two Indians, managed to reach the 80-meter mark and only Neeraj was able to cross the 83-meter qualification mark.
Group B players produced a competitive performance with Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch securing the first qualification spot with an 83.50m throw. India's Kishore Jena also started well with an 80.55m throw but struggled to surpass his record in the remaining two attempts.
Meanwhile, the Commonwealth gold medalist Arshad Nadeem registered a 70.63m throw on his first attempt. But recovered well with an 81.53 throw in his second attempt and then his season-best throw of 86.79 throw in the final attempt to claim the second position in the overall standings.
