Johannes Vetter

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Happy for Neeraj Chopra, he did a great job, says German javelin thrower Johannes Vetter

The 28-year-old Vetter had come into the Olympics as a hot favourite for gold, having thrown 90m plus on seven occasions between April and June but he was shockingly eliminated after the first three throws in the final, placed ninth with a best effort of 82.52m.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: When and where to watch Neeraj Chopra in javelin throw final live telecast on tv and online in India

From timing to venue to date, all you need to know about javelin throw final in which India's Neeraj Chopra will be in action at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final in first attempt of 86.65m; Shivpal Singh out

The 23-year-old Indian left the javelin arena after his first throw, having secured his place in the final easily.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra is good but tough for him to beat me, says Johannes Vetter

Former world champion Vetter is the favourite to claim gold, while Chopra is being seen as India's best bet to end the country's Olympic medal drought in athletics.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: With Games debut on horizon, Neeraj Chopra working on perfecting release technique

Neeraj Chopra, India’s best hope for an Olympic medal in track and field, plans to spend the next 20-odd days before his javelin throw event at the deferred Tokyo 2020 Games perfecting his release technique

Firstpost Masterclass: Neeraj Chopra breaks down why javelin throwing is as much about strong knees and ankles as about shoulder strength

In this edition of Firstpost Masterclass, Neeraj Chopra talks about why javelin throw is not just about strength, and reveals the importance of strong knees and stronger ankles for a javelin thrower.

Neeraj Chopra finishes third with 86.79m throw in Kuortane Games; Johannes Vetter claims first place

Chopra began with 83.21m and then sent the iron spear to a distance of 86.79m in the his second attempt. All the remaining four throws were fouls.

Olympic-bound Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wins event at Karlstad Grand Prix with throw of 80.96m

Chopra began with a throw of 79.07m before hurling the iron spear to 80.96m. His next three attempts were fouls before coming up with a final throw of 77.48m in a mediocre field.

Olympic-bound javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra says he was in training mode during gold-winning effort in Lisbon

Chopra made a promising start to his Olympic preparations with a decent 83.18m which he achieved in his sixth and final throw in the Lisbon event on Thursday. It was his first competition in more than a year.

Former world champion Johannes Vetter records second-best javelin throw in history at Poland meet

At the Continental Tour Gold level event in Chorzow, 27-year-old Vetter, who won gold at the 2017 worlds in London, came to less than a metre of three-time Olympic champion Jan Zelezny's 1996 world record of 98.48m.