Road to finals

Neeraj Chopra qualified for the final with an emphatic throw of 86.65m in the qualification which led to him finishing on top of the group. He achieved that in his first and only attempt at the qualification rounds.

On the other hand, Johannes Vetter of Germany who's touted as the favourite to win gold, finished second in the qualification round with a throw of 85.64m which he achieved in his third attempt.