Paris Olympics 2024 | 'Will try to do my best in the final': Neeraj Chopra

Defending champion Neeraj Chopra declared that he is ready for the highquality javelin throw Paris Olympics 2024 finals after making quite a statement by qualifying top of the charts with a seasons best performance in his very first attempt here on TuesdayChopra covered 8934m which was the second best performance of his career behind the 8994m achieved in 2022I try to be good in the first attempt but it doesnt always happen Chopra said making it clear that he was in as much hurry to wind up the media interaction as wellThe faster we do it interaction the better for my rest he saidChopra also the reigning world champion topped the qualification round combined of Group A and B with his monster throw Twotime world champion Anderson Peters 8863m of Grenada was second in Group B as well as overall standingsJulian Weber of Germany who won Group A with 8776m was third overall while reigning Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan also qualified for the finals with a throw of 8659m in Group BTokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic who was the only man to have beaten Chopra this year in Doha Diamond League was seventh overall with a first round throw of 8563mIt has happened in the past when the first throw did not come good But I try to do better in the first attempt Chopra saidAlso ReadThere is Diwalilike atmosphere Chopras father on sons splendid showTuesdays performance also put to rest concerns around his adductor niggle Chopra said he is in good shape heading into the Paris Olympics 2024 finals on ThursdayI am better now I will focus on the final I am trying to keep it in mind and warm up properly I am feeling better now I will try to do my best in the final But Chopra acknowledged that the medal round will be an altogether different challengeIn the final everyone has a different mindset We should focus on the fact that we have started well and the better we are prepared for the finals the better he saidI am very confident and motivated to perform well I am trying to save my best for the final Thats the real thing I am feeling very good we will try to come with better preparationAsked how he felt before and after the qualification round he said Before the throw I thought it will be very good if we do it in the first attempt we can go and do some stretching relax and then we can prepare for the final After the throw I felt very good We are ready for the finalChopra said though he was not throwing quite well in practiceWe were doing technical throws slowly he explainedThe qualification was scheduled early in the day but the final will be held in the evening under cooler conditions Chopra said the preparations will be according to the conditionsIts going to be a little bit cold and definitely the mindset for the final will be different And it will be a good and stiff competition Asked who he thinks is bestplaced to win the contest he quipped Whoever qualifies automatically is well preparedWith agency inputs