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Paris 2024 Olympics: Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Qualifies For Summer Olympics, All 3 Indians Advance To The Javelin Throw Final In World Athletics Championships 2023

All three Indians have secured their places for the final of the men’s javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships 2023. With more happy news, star Neeraj Chopra secured a place in the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 26.08.2023
Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Qualifies For Paris Olympics 2024 All 3 Indians Advance To The Javelin Throw Final In World Athletics Championships 2023

All three Indians have secured their places for the final of the men’s javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships 2023. With more happy news, star Neeraj Chopra secured a place in the Paris 2024 Olympics.


Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics with his first throw

On the seventh day of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary (August 25), the Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra shined in the qualification round with his first throw that managed his season-best mark of 88.77m. There was no requirement for another throw for Chopra as his first throw was well enough to directly advance to the final of the men’s javelin throw event (the minimum requirement was 83 metres or top 12 positions).

While the Paris 2024 Olympics qualification has been set at least 85.50m, the reigning champion Chopra comfortably achieved that mark to book his place for the next summer Olympics.  

The reigning Commonwealth Games champion, Pakistani Arshad Nadeem, also comfortably qualified for the World Championships final event with the 86.79m throw. It was his third throw of the day where he breached the 85.50m mark to earn the next summer Olympics ticket.

Czech Republican Jakub Vadlejch (83.50m) was the only other thrower to manage the 83 metres in that javelin throw qualification event.


World Athletics Championships 2023: Men’s Javelin Throw – Other Indians D. P. Manu and Kishore Jena also booked their places in the final

Out of the top 12 players who advanced to the final round of the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships 2023, three are Indians, including the best-ranked Neeraj Chopra.

D. P. Manu (81.31m) and Kishore Jena (80.55m) managed the sixth and ninth places, respectively, at the end of the two groups’ qualification rounds.


World Athletics Championships 2023: Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Top 12)


Group

Athlete

Country

Round

Mark

1

2

3

A

Neeraj Chopra

India

88.77

 

 

88.77 (Q) (SB)

B

Arshad Nadeem

Pakistan

70.63

81.53

86.79

86.79 (Q)

B

Jakub Vadlejch

Czech Republic

81.34

83.50

 

83.50 (Q)

A

Julian Weber

Germany

81.05

82.39

80.83

82.39 (q)

B

Edis Matusevičius

Lithuania

78.44

82.35

82.35 (q)

A

D.P. Manu

India

78.10

81.31

72.40

81.31 (q)

A

Dawid Wegner

Poland

76.50

81.25

75.74

81.25 (q)

B

Ihab Abdelrahman

Egypt

80.75

x

x

80.75 (q)

B

Kishore Jena

India

80.55

78.07

x

80.55 (q)

B

Oliver Helander

Finland

x

80.19

x

80.19 (q)

B

Timothy Herman

Belgium

73.00

80.11

80.11 (q)

B

Andrian Mardare

Moldova

79.78

77.27

79.00

79.78 (q)

(NOTE: Q = Direct qualify with minimum distance achievement of 83 metres; q = Less than 83 metres but finished under top 12; SB = Season Best)

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