Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena, Paris Olympics 2024 Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Match Live Updates: The javelin throw qualification round featuring the two Indian throwers is being held at the Stade de France in Paris.
Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena, Paris Olympics 2024 Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Match Live Updates: After 10 days of the Paris Olympics, the country will get its first glimpse of Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra as he competes in the qualification round of the men’s javelin throw event. Joining Neeraj Chopra in the middle for the men’s javelin throw event will be Kishore Jena.
While Kishore Jena is vying to qualify for the javelin throw finals in the first group, which competes earlier in the day, Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the second group.
Explained: How Neeraj Chopra can qualify for the javelin throw finals
The bar for qualification for the javelin throw finals, which will be held on Thursday, has been set at 84 metres, which means that Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena and others can qualify directly for the final just by breaching the distance. In any case, 12 javelin throwers will qualify for the final
At the Paris Olympics, Neeraj is defending his Olympics gold medal, which he had won at the deferred Tokyo Olympics three years ago with a throw of 87.58 metres.
Neeraj Chopra enters the Paris Olympics as one of the heavy favourites as he is the reigning Olympic and world champion.
Heading into the javelin throw event, Neeraj Chopra will have heavy competition from the likes of Jakub Vadlejch, Julian Weber, Arshad Nadeem, Anderson Peters and German youngster Max Dehning, who recently crossed the hallowed 90m mark.
After reaching Paris for the Olympics, Neeraj wrote a message on the wall of the Indian headquarters which read: “This is the time for performance. Samay aa gaya hai (The time had come).”
Our senior reporter Mihir Vasavda is in Paris to cover the Olympics. Please click here to read the Paris 2024 drama unfold through Mihir’s eyes and words. You can also read about Neeraj Chopra’s love for homemade ‘churma.’
Scroll down for all the updates as we build up to the javelin throw qualification round featuring Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena and the live action itself
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Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena in action at Paris Olympics LIVE on Day 11: Catch latest updates from the javelin throw qualification round featuring the two Indian throwers at the Stade de France
Prakash Padukone and Lakshya Sen at the Tata Open India International challenge at CCI, Mumbai in 2017. Express Photo by Kevin D’Souza.
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First uploaded on: 06-08-2024 at 11:53 IST
