Annu Rani won her first-ever Gold medal in her career as she bettered her bronze from the 2014 Asian Games and 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Hangzhou. Annu finished with no medal in the Jakarta Games in 2018 in a massive turnaround as she threw her personal best of 62.92m.
With 12 medals in Track and Field events in Asian Games 2023 so far, it is just the start for the Indian contingent in athletics. World champion Neeraj Chopra is yet to feature in Hangzhou and here are all the details of the Javelin throw event-
Neeraj Chopra will be looking to defend his Diamond League title as he gears up for the final of the 2023 edition of the annual athletics meet in Eugene, Oregon in the United States of America. Chopra became the world champion last month in Budapest.
Neeraj Chopra became the first-ever Indian to win a World Athletics Championships Gold medal in his second attempt of 88.17m in the final where he faced a tough competition from his Pakistan opponent Arshad Nadeem.
Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win gold at World Athletics Championships
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the World Athletics Championship gold as he beat his Pakistan opponent Arshad Nadeem to win the Javelin throw event with a massive 88.17m throw.
World Athletics Championships Javelin Throw Final Highlights: Neeraj Chopra became the first-ever Indian athlete to win the gold medal at the World Athletics Championship as his second attempt of 88.17 metres was the winner.
Neeraj Chopra will be in action after a month as he missed three events due to a muscle strain during training. This will be Chopra's second Diamond League event after Doha.
Speaking on the pressure of expectations, Neeraj said, "One has to understand from deep within that athletics events involve intense competition. There is plenty of pressure already."
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra expects to breach the coveted 90m mark this year but doesn't want to think about "distance" going into the World Athletics Championships, currently underway in Eugene, USA.
The Olympic champion's first throw covered a distance of 86.92m which was followed by three failed attempts as Chopra could not manage to execute a legal throw.
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Neeraj, who clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt at the Tokyo Olympics, has been eyeing the coveted 90m for quite some time now. His personal best is 88.07m.
Javelin thrower Sumit Antil won gold medal in Men's Sport Class F64 category in Tokyo Paralympics on August 30 with World Record throw of 68.55m. Earlier today, Devendra Jhajharia bagged silver and Sundar Singh Gurjar won bronze in the men's javelin throw F46 event.
The German said the good thing about Chopra is that he is an all-round athlete as he can sprint, jump and perform other exercises well.
A local petrol pump owner in Gujarat on Monday offered free fuel worth Rs 501 for for people named Neeraj in Gujarat's Bharuch.
Kasinath Naik, a Subedar in the Indian Army in Pune, trained Chopra between 2015 and 2017 at the Patiala national camp.
Both the elite Indian javelin throwers will aim for a spot in the 12-man javelin throw final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday morning.
Annu began with a 50.35m throw and improved it to 53.19m in her second attempt in Group A, which had 14 contenders apart from her.
Vetter's effort on Sunday is the second farthest throw of all time, just 72 centimeters behind Jan Zelezny's 98.48m world record set 24 years ago.
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