Neeraj Chopra Best Olympic Highlight 24
Neeraj Chopra Best Olympic Highlight 24
Neeraj Chopra, famously known as India’s Golden Boy, has won the silver medal in the javelin throw event of Paris Olympics with a throw of 89.45. Along with this, Pakistani player Arshad Nadeem made a record in the Olympics and won the gold medal in this competition. Nadeem’s best throw was 92.97 meters. Neeraj has not been able to throw 90 meters in any competition till now. Along with this, Nadeem threw more than 90 meters twice in the Paris Olympics final itself.
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Neeraj Chopra Best Olympic Highlight 24 : Neeraj created a golden history
With this medal, 26-year-old Neeraj Chopra has made a historical record in his name. He has become the first Indian to win gold and silver in individual events of 2 consecutive Olympics. Earlier, Abhinav Bindra had won gold for India in individual event (shooting) in Beijing 2008. But he could not win any medal after this.
Neeraj Chopra Best Olympic Highlight 24 : Arshad Nadeem sets Olympic record
Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan has won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw in Paris Olympics 2024. Whereas Anderson Peters of Grenada was successful in winning the bronze medal. Arshad Nadeem has set an Olympic record by throwing his second throw of 92.97 meters, this is the best throw of Olympics till date. With this success, Arshad has broken the record of Andreas THORKILDSEN of Norway. Andreas made this record on 23 August 2008 in Beijing Olympics by throwing the javelin 90.57 meters away.
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Neeraj Chopra Best Olympic Highlight 24 : Neeraj Chopra’s performance in the final was as follows:
First attempt – Foul
Second attempt – 89.45 meters
Third attempt – Foul
Fourth attempt – Foul
Fifth attempt – Foul
Sixth attempt – Foul
Arshad Nadeem’s performance in the final was as follows:
First attempt – Foul
Second attempt – 92.97 meters
Third attempt – 88.72 meters
Fourth attempt – 79.40 meters
Fifth attempt – 84.87 meters
Sixth attempt – 91.97 meters
Best throw of all 12 players in the final
1. Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)- 92.97 meters
2. Neeraj Chopra (India)- 89.45 meters
3. Anderson Peters (Grenada)- 88.54 meters
4. Jakub Vadlech (Czech Republic)- 88.50 meters
5. Julius Yego (Kenya)- 87.72 meters
6. Julian Weber (Germany)- 87.40 meters
7. Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)- 86.16 meters
8. Lassi Etelatalo (Finland)- 84.58 meters
9. Oliver Helander (Finland)- 82.68m
10. Toni Keranen (Finland)- 80.92m
11. Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil)- 80.67m
12. Adrian Mardare (Moldova)- 80.10m
Neeraj Chopra Best Olympic Highlight 24 : After getting the silver medal in the competition, Neeraj said:
After winning the silver medal in the Paris Olympics, Neeraj Chopra believes that there is scope for improvement in his fitness and technique. On Thursday, in the men’s javelin throw competition, he made the second best throw of his career, but could not win the gold medal. After the competition, Neeraj expressed his disappointment and said, ‘It was a good throw but I am not that happy with my performance today. My technique and runway were not that good. I made only one throw, the rest I fouled.’
About the medal-winning throw in his second attempt, Neeraj said, ‘For the second throw, I had the confidence in myself that I can also throw that far. But in javelin throw, if your run is not good, you cannot throw too far.’
Neeraj Chopra Best Olympic Highlight 24 ; Injury continues to trouble Neeraj
Reigning world and Asian Games champion Neeraj Chopra also said that regular injuries ahead of Paris 2024 hampered his preparations for his title defence. The 26-year-old Neeraj said, ‘The last two or three years have not been so good for me. I always get injured. I worked really hard, but I have to work on my injury and technique.’
Neeraj’s preparations for Paris 2024 were hampered by problems with his adductor muscle, which forced him to sit out of tournaments including the Ostrava Golden Spike. The Indian javelin thrower had earlier said in an interview that the adductor problem has been a hindrance for him for the last few years. After the Olympics, Neeraj will now seek expert advice on this. He said that in training I am not doing much throwing due to my injury. But I will work hard in the future.
Neeraj congratulated his opponent and good friend Arshad Nadeem, saying, ‘Today’s competition was really great. Arshad Nadeem threw well. Congratulations to him and his country.’ Nadeem’s medal was the first individual Olympic gold won by a Pakistani athlete at the Olympics. It was also the country’s first medal since Barcelona 1992.
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