Neeraj Chopra ended India’s long wait for the first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships. At the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Chopra won a gold medal with a strong performance.
World Athletics Championships 2023: Men’s Javelin Throw – Neeraj Chopra settled the gold medal with his second throw
On the final day of the World Athletics Championships 2023 (August 27), India won the first gold medal in the Championship history. While India previously won one silver and one bronze medals in the World Athletics Championships (Anju Bobby George won a bronze in women’s long jump in 2003; Neeraj Chopra won a silver in men’s javelin throw in 2022), the latest historic gold medal made its World Championships medal tally to three.
Chopra was the favourite to win the gold medal. Although his first throw of the night was a foul, his second throw already set the historic tone for the country with 88.17 metres. It ultimately stayed as the medal-winning throw, while Chopra’s next throws reached 86.32m, 84.64m, 87.73m and 83.98m, respectively.
World Athletics Championships 2023: Men’s Javelin Throw – Other Indians, Kishore Jena and DP Manu also shined in the final
Two other Indians, Kishore Jena and DP Manu didn’t win any medals but both also performed impressively in the final event. While Jena finished fifth spot with his personal best throw (84.77m), Manu managed sixth place with his last throw of 84.14m.
World Athletics Championships 2023: Men’s Javelin Throw – Pakistan’s historic silver
On the other hand, it was also a historic day for Pakistan as the silver medalist Arshad Nadeem brought Pakistan’s first medal at the World Athletics Championships.
In the final of the men’s javelin throw in the Budapest event, Nadeem had his season-best throw of 87.82m and it helped him to claim silver at the World Athletics Championships 2023.
Meanwhile, the Czech Republic got the bronze medal after Jakub Vadlejch managed a throw of 86.67m.
World Athletics Championships 2023: Men’s Javelin Throw (Final Status/Top 10)
Rank | Athlete | Country | Round | Mark | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
1 | Neeraj Chopra | India | X | 88.17 | 86.32 | 84.64 | 87.73 | 83.98 | 88.17 |
2 | Arshad Nadeem | Pakistan | 74.80 | 82.81 | 87.82 | 87.15 | X | 81.86 | 87.82 (SB) |
3 | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic | 82.59 | 84.18 | 83.65 | 83.62 | 86.67 | X | 86.67 |
4 | Julian Weber | Germany | 80.43 | 85.79 | 76.86 | 82.55 | 82.81 | 79.01 | 85.79 |
5 | Kishore Jena | India | 75.70 | 82.82 | X | 80.19 | 84.77 | X | 84.77 (PB) |
6 | DP Manu | India | 78.44 | X | 83.72 | X | 83.48 | 84.14 | 84.14 |
7 | Oliver Helander | Finland | 83.38 | 81.44 | X | X | X | 82.85 | 83.38 |
8 | Edis Matusevičius | Lithuania | 75.13 | 80.42 | 82.29 | 79.17 | X | 77.53 | 82.29 |
9 | Dawid Wegner | Poland | 78.19 | 74.60 | 80.75 |
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| 80.75 |
10 | Ihab Abdelrahman | Egypt | 80.64 | 78.94 | X |
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| 80.64 |
[NOTE: SB = Season Best; PB = Personal Best]
What did Neeraj Chopra say?
Chopra said after his historic achievement, "This was great. After the Olympic gold I really wanted to win the world championships. I just wanted to throw further. This is brilliant for the national team but it was my dream to win gold at the world championships.”
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