Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Olympic men's javelin throw finals

India's Neeraj Chopra entered the final of men's javelin throw event at Paris Olympics 2024. In the qualification round of Group B on Tuesday, Chopra recorded a breakthrough distance of 89.34m and and qualified for the final in his very first attempt. Later, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who breached the 90m mark in Commonwealth Games in 2022, also joined Chopra in the final as he also crossed the qualification standard distance in his first attempt. Nadeem registered a distance of 86.59m.

With season-best effort of 89.34m, defending champion Neeraj Chopra tops men's javelin throw qualifications to enter the final at Paris Olympics. #NeerajChopra #ParisOlympics2024 #OlympicGames #Olympic2024 pic.twitter.com/nyF5SNvwct

— Siddharth Thakur (@fvosid) August 6, 2024

Neeraj Chopra not only qualified for the finals in his first attempt but the defending champion also topped the qualifications with his monstrous throw of 89.34m.

One and Done .. The Boy with the Golden Arm has Qualifiled

All eyes on the Final on Aug 8th at 11:55pm ISTpic.twitter.com/ote3JJUfoM

— Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) August 6, 2024

India's Kishore Jena failed to enter the final of the men's event.