Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final with 89.34m throw on first attempt, Kishore Jena eliminated

Reigning Olympics and world champion Neeraj Chopra stormed into the men’s javelin final at the Paris 2024 Summer Games on Tuesday with just one attempt in the Group B qualification round. Needing an 84m throw for automatic qualification, Neeraj hurled the spear 89.34m on his first attempt to book his spot in the final.

This is also the season-best throw for Neeraj Chopra and the 26-year-old was not needed to take the other two attempts.

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India’s Kishore Jena failed to find a place in the final after finishing Group A qualification with a best throw of 80.73. He was ninth in Group A but finished 18th overall as only the top 12 athletes qualified for the final.

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem also qualified by throwing 86.59m on his first attempt in the Group B round.

Overall, Granda’s Peters Anderson, who was also part of Group B as Neeraj, finished second with a throw of 88.63m, while Germany’s Julian Weber came third (87.76).

Nadeem was fourth followed by Julius Yego of Kenya (85.97), Luiz Mauricia da Silva of Brazil (85.91), and Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic (85.63).

The other athletes who qualified for the final were Toni Kernanen of Finland (85.27), Andrian Mardare of Moldovia (84.13), Oliver Helander of Finland (83.81), Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago (83.02), and Lassi Etelatalo of Finland (82.91).

The men’s javelin throw final at Paris Olympics 2024 will take place on 8 August at 11.55 PM.