As per Sources, Neeraj Chopra, who is India’s best chance to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon in 2022, made it into the men’s javelin final on Friday with a throw of 88.39 metres. Chopra advanced to the final, earning an automatic qualification after easily clearing the 83.50-meter barrier on his first try.
Neeraj, 24, was the first competitor and made sure he didn’t have to deliver again. It only took him 12 seconds to move closer to a possible podium finish. With his first-attempt throw of 85.23 metres, Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch, an Olympic silver medalist, joined him on the list.
In a competition this year, “Chopra’s throw ranks third best. He twice smashed the national mark in the past month, the most recent was an 89.94-meter long throw at the Stockholm Diamond League competition”.
Although Chopra won’t need to cross the 90-meter mark today, there is growing anticipation that he will. Therefore, Chopra might want to save it for the Championship race on Sunday morning.
An Indian athlete rarely enters a major competition as a serious contender. Neeraj Chopra hopes to join the list of medal winners 19 years after long jumper Anju Bobby George won the competition’s only medal for India, a bronze in Paris in 2003. With a victory in Oregon, Chopra would become the first male javelin thrower since Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway to follow Olympic glory with a global championship.
After Annu Rani qualified for yesterday’s final in the world javelin competition, India has now qualified twice. She saved her best for last, throwing 59.60 metres to advance to the championship.
Neeraj Chopra stated that “I’m very close to 90m, I reached 89.94m so I’m short by 6 centimeters, so my aim this year is to cross 90m”. “When I compete, I wouldn’t concentrate on the distance I can cover. I try to enjoy the sport and give it my all, and I’ll go into the World Championship Finale with the same attitude. I have done a lot of training and need to exert all of my energy“.
Chopra’s extraordinary consistency after rejoining the field of play after a lengthy absence following the Olympics is another indication of his technical prowess. He has made 15 attempts in three events, 10 of which were legitimate throws.
In that, “seven of them, he has gone beyond 86 metres”. At Stockholm, Neeraj Chopra started off with 89.94m and three of his subsequent throws were also 86 metres or longer. With a 90.31m in his third attempt, Peters beat him.
After Tokyo, Chopra had to wait until December to resume training due to months of celebrations. He then spent a long period first becoming in better shape. This preparation included lifting weights, running a moderate distance, and imitating throws with a medicine ball. Chopra now completes a 30 metre run at an astounding 3 to 3.20 seconds.
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