Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, joins Neeraj Chopra
Other Sports | March 11, 2020 9:38 ISTShivpal Singh became the second Indian javelin thrower after star athlete Neeraj Chopra to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
Shivpal Singh became the second Indian javelin thrower after star athlete Neeraj Chopra to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
Neeraj, who was making a comeback, after recovering from an elbow injury in his first competitive event, marked 87.86 metres to qualify Tokyo 2020 qualification.
Gurjar trained for 22 days in Finland before the Games, an exercise that was backed by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
Chopra's gold is India's only second medal in the javelin throw in Asian Games history after Gurtej Singh won a bronze in 1982 in New Delhi.
Neeraj will lead the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games and the young athlete said it is an honour for him to be the flagbearer.
Neeraj Chopra is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and won a gold in the Savo Games in Finland last month.
While Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has remained tight-lipped about the developments, sources close to the athlete confirmed that Amit has been handed provisional suspension.
Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the prestigious Diamond League Final, which will be held in Zurich on August 30.
Neeraj Chopra defeated a competitive field which included 2012 London Olympics gold-medallist Keshorn Walcott.
Neeraj, who won a gold in the Gold Coast games with a throw of 86.47m, will be in the midst of a star-studded field with the reigning Olympic champion Thomas Rohler of Germany and his country-mate and world champion Johannes Vetter taking part at the Qatar Sports Club.
Neeraj Chopra was favourite for gold here after his 85.94m throw last month at Patiala during Federation Cup National Championships.
Chopra threw the javelin to 80.42m to achieve the mark in his first attempt and joining him in the men's javelin thrown finals was Vipin Kasana.
Last year, the Punjab athlete had also tested positive for marijuana, traces of which were found in his urine sample collected by the National Anti-Doping Agency officials.
Javelin thrower Jhajharia is the only Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals (2004 and 2016) - while star mid-fielder Sardar Singh has been the architect of India hockey team's many victories in the last few years.
The Punjab thrower was still the best Indian performer in these championships.
Neeraj who is the current world junior record holder had carried the hopes of the entire country but failed to make it to the final round.
For a country which has taken part in every championships since the first one in 1983, legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George's bronze in Paris 2003 has been the lone medal at this global stage.
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