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Neeraj Chopra, known as ‘The Man with the Golden Arm’, will participate in the final of the Men’s Javelin Throw event at the Paris Olympics today. 26-year-old Neeraj threw 89.34 meters in his first attempt in the qualification two days ago and finished first. In such a situation, India will expect a gold medal from him.
Neeraj Chopra’s event will start at 11:55 pm. In the competition, Neeraj will face challenges like Anderson Peters of Grenada, Julian Weber of Germany and Ahmed Nadeem of Pakistan.
India will compete in two medal events on Thursday at the ongoing Games in Paris. First- Javelin Throw and Second- Men’s Hockey. Talk on both of these ahead, first the full schedule…
Now let’s talk about Javelin Throw Neeraj Chopra…
One question… will Neeraj be able to win the second consecutive gold?
Neeraj Chopra is entering as the defending champion. More than 140 crore Indian fans are expecting a gold medal from Neeraj. In such a situation, the question is whether he will be able to repeat his Tokyo performance.
If he wins today, Neeraj will become the first Indian player to win two consecutive Olympic golds. Talking about javelin throwers from around the world, only 4 javelin throwers have been able to defend their gold so far. Among them, only Eric Lemming (Sweden 1908 and 1912), Jonni Myra (Finland 1920 and 1924), Chopra’s idol Jan Zelenji (Czech Republic 1992 and 1996) and Andreas T (Norway 2004 and 2008) have been able to win two consecutive Olympic golds.
Let us understand Neeraj’s chances of winning in 5 points…
1. Performance in previous Olympics
Neeraj won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. He threw the javelin 87.58 meters. Two days ago, in the qualification for the Paris Olympics, he scored 89.34 meters in his first attempt and finished first in the qualification.
2. Title
3. Neeraj’s current form
- Participated in 3 tournaments this year, won gold in 2 Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has played only 3 tournaments this year and has won medals in all three. He has won silver in Doha Diamond League, gold in National Federation Cup and gold in Paavo Nurmi Games this year.
- This year all throws were above 80 Neeraj Chopra is in good form. He has the ability to consistently throw the javelin over 80 meters. All the top-5 throws are over 88 meters.
4. Competitors
- Anderson Peters: He scored 88.63 meters 2 days ago. This is his season best. He was number-2 in the qualification. He is a two-time world champion. He won gold by defeating Neeraj in the Oregon 2022 season. Grenada’s Peters’ all-time best is 93.07 meters.
- Julian Weber: Julian of Germany made it to the finals by throwing the javelin 87.76 meters. He finished third.
- Arshad Nadeem: Scored 86.59m in the qualification, which is the best performance of the season. The Pakistani star has won silver at the World Championship last year and gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
- Jacob Wadlejsch: World number-1 Vadlejch is the defending champion of Diamond League. He defeated Neeraj there. He finished number-7 by scoring 85.63 meters in the qualification of Paris. He won silver in Tokyo.
5 Achievements
Now let’s talk about hockey…
… then the Indian team will win the second consecutive medal
India will face Spain in the bronze medal match of men’s hockey. The Indian team was defeated by Germany 3-2 in the semi-finals, while Spain was defeated by the Netherlands 4-0. If the Indian team defeats Spain, it will win its second consecutive medal in the Olympic Games.
Disappointed Indian players after losing the semi-final. On the other hand, Germans celebrating the victory.