Updated On: 15 October, 2023 08:18 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The track officials had surprisingly ‘failed’ to measure the first throw by India’s Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, forcing him to perform his first throw again as he went on to win the gold medal with an 88.88m throw

Adille Sumariwalla. Pic/Ashish Raje
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is preparing a formal complaint against dodgy officiating against Indian athletes Neeraj Chopra and Jyothi Yarraji at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
The track officials had surprisingly ‘failed’ to measure the first throw by India’s Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, forcing him to perform his first throw again as he went on to win the gold medal with an 88.88m throw.