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Neeraj Chopra final at World Athletics Championships 2022 Highlights

Neeraj Chopra final at World Athletics Championships 2022 Highlights: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripted yet another history as he became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships by clinching silver in the javelin throw final. Chopra, who had come into the showpiece as a hot medal favourite, produced a best throw of 88.13m to finish second. The legendary long jumper Anju Booby George was the first Indian to win a medal — bronze — in the World Championships in the 2003 edition in Paris.

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Neeraj Chopra final at World Athletics Championships 2022 Highlights: Catch all the Highlights of the men`s javelin throw from the final round at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon.

11:21 (IST)24 Jul 2022A rare off day for Neeraj Chopra!

He made the fans chew their nails in stressful fits on Sunday morning halfway across the world from Eugene. A country that had won just one medal in three decades of the World Championships was dreaming of gold in the men’s javelin at the World Championships. But Neeraj Chopra was having a rare off day in a big final. For about an hour, which seemed like a full long day, Chopra kept everyone waiting. It wasn’t his usual one-and-done routine. Not the start-to-finish victory march like at the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. Suddenly, it hit: forget gold, was Chopra even going to medal? Read More

11:20 (IST)24 Jul 2022World Athletics Championships Live: Anderson Peters!

The Grenadian Anderson Peters, who awed the world with three javelin throws over 90m to take gold in the World Championships in a competition when even Neeraj Chopra struggled with the head wind, was a cricket-crazy kid once. Usain Bolt would intervene to snatch that love with his world record feats and turn Peters into a sprinter first before injuries turned him towards javelin. Read More

10:21 (IST)24 Jul 2022Neeraj Chopra on 90m mark!

90 metres throw is not easy, Peters put in a lot of effort. I keep saying every athlete has his day. Every competition is different for every athlete. We should not compare athletes, says Neeraj Chopra.

10:20 (IST)24 Jul 2022Neeraj Chopra LIVE

The headwind was challenging today but I learnt from the experience: Neeraj Chopra

#WorldAthleticsChampionships#NeerajChopraThe headwind was challenging today but I learnt from the experience: Neeraj ChopraLIVE: https://t.co/Tnmfsmd9lF🎥: SAI pic.twitter.com/B6CBvPhgbb

— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) July 24, 202210:15 (IST)24 Jul 2022Neeraj Chopra live

After the fourth throw I felt discomfort in my thigh. (His thigh had strapping). After fourth throw I could not throw as much effort as I would have liked. I will know if I am ok in the morning, says Neeraj Chopra

10:11 (IST)24 Jul 2022Neeraj Chopra on the conditions!

Conditions were not great, there was a lot of wind. But I felt that I would get a good throw, says Chopra

09:41 (IST)24 Jul 2022AFI president on Neeraj Chopra

Wind was not helpful for throwers in the men`s javelin final, says AFI president Adille Sumariwala.

09:27 (IST)24 Jul 2022World Athletics Championship: As it happened!

Chopra began with a foul throw and had 82.39m and 86.37m to be at fourth after three rounds. He got his rhythm back with a big fourth round throw of 88.13m, his fourth career-best effort, to jump to second place, which he held on to till the end. His fifth and sixth throws were fouls. Defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada won gold with a best throw of 90.54m while Olympic silver winner Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic took the bronze with 88.09m. Chopra had topped the Group A qualification round and qualified for the final at second place behind Peters by sending his spear to 88.39m for his third career-best throw. Peters had topped Group B with an effort of 89.91m. The other Indian in the fray, Rohit Yadav finished at 10th with a best throw of 78.72m. Rohit had finished 11th overall in the qualification round with a best throw of 80.42m. The 21-year-old Indian had recorded a season`s and personal best of 82.54m while winning a silver at the National Inter-State Championships last month.