Athletics
Olympics 2024 Athletics: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for the final with a throw of 89.34m, Kishore Jena exits - Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the qualification round of men's javelin throw event as Neeraj Chopra hit the ground.
Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena in action at the qualification round of men's javelin throw at Paris Olympics.
One of the most exciting events of the Paris Olympics, the men's javelin throw event, has started with the qualification round on Tuesday.
India's biggest gold medal hope, Neeraj Chopra hit the ground at the qualification round of the group B of qualification stage at 3:20 PM IST.
Alongside Neeraj, his compatriot and Asian Games medalist Kishore Jena was also in the hunt for a spot in finals on his maiden Olympics outing.
On the other hand, Kiran Pahal competed at the repechage round of women's 400m.
As it happened:
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- 6 Aug 2024 9:16 AM GMT
The Qualification Group A is over with 4 automatic qualification
Kishore Jena of India finished in 9th spot in group A with the best throw of 80.73m.
He is not completely out from the qualification for the final. But, it will be very tough for him now with one full group of 16 throwers left.
Top 4 in Group A
Julian Weber (GER) - 87.76m
Julius Yego (KEN) - 85.97m
Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) - 85.63m
Toni Keranen (FIN) - 85.27m
