Paris: Indian thrower Neeraj Chopra performed brilliantly in the Javelin Throw Final at the Paris Olympics 2024 and won the silver medal. He threw a throw of 89.45 meters. At the same time, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan set an Olympic record by throwing a throw of 92.97 meters and won the gold medal. While Anderson Peters of Grenada won the bronze medal, who threw a distance of 88.54 meters. Neeraj has become the first athlete in the history of Indian Olympics to win a second medal after winning a gold medal in an individual Olympic event.
Neeraj Chopra got success in the second attempt
Neeraj Chopra’s first attempt was a foul. However, in the second attempt, Neeraj Chopra threw the javelin at a distance of 89.45 meters and won the silver medal. After that the rest of Neeraj’s attempts were fouls. In such a situation, Neeraj secured second place with just one successful throw. This is his best throw of this season, before this his best throw came in the Olympic qualification, where he covered a distance of 89.34 meters.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold
Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem created a new Olympic record by throwing the javelin 92.97 meters in the second throw itself. He made the sixth and last throw of 91.79 meters. In this way Nadeem won another gold medal. This is Pakistan’s first Olympic medal after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra’s luck did not favor him
Neeraj Chopra’s luck did not favor him in the final, due to which 5 out of Neeraj’s 6 attempts were fouls. But even after this, Neeraj managed to win the silver medal. Neeraj also looked angry with himself after his throw. Neeraj is the first athlete to win silver for India at the Paris Olympics 2024.
