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World Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for final
Updated On: 22 July, 2022 10:41 AM IST | Eugene | PTI
The 24-year-old Indian, hot favourite for a medal, opened the men`s javelin throw Group A qualification round and sent his spear to 88.39m for his third career-best throw
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Neeraj Chopra of Team India competes in the Men`s Javelin qualification on day seven of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 21, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. Photo/AFP
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for his maiden World Championships final with a stunning first attempt throw of 88.39m as India cherished a historic day at the event with two of its javelin throwers making it to the medal round, here. The 24-year-old Indian superstar, hot favourite for a medal, opened the Group A qualification round by sending his spear to 88.39m for his third career-best throw, here on Thursday. Chopra finished second best overall behind defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, who topped Group B with his opening round effort of 89.91m.
"It was a good start. I`ll give my 100% in the final. We`ll see. Every day is different. I`ll just give my best. We don`t know who can throw far on any given day," Chopra said after his event. "There is a little bit of zigzag in my run-up. I shook a little bit, but it was a good throw. There are so many throwers in good shape now. Five-six throwers have thrown PBs this year. They are all in excellent shape," he added. Chopra`s qualification round lasted a few minutes as he did not need to take the remaining two throws after breaching the automatic qualification mark on his first attempt. A competitor gets three throws in the qualification round.
Another Indian in the fray, Rohit Yadav also made it to the finals after finishing sixth in Group B qualification round and 11th overall with his first round throw of 80.42m.
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