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2022 World Athletics Championships Day 9 LIVE: Neeraj Chopra wins silver with 88.13m throw - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
Follow us for all the LIVE updates from Day 9 of the 2022 World Athletics Championships as Neeraj Chopra has become the second Indian to win a medal from the Championships.
Neeraj Chopra (Source: Wanda Diamond League)
Ending a 19-year-long wait, Neeraj Chopra became the second Indian to secure a medal for India in javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships, as he won silver with a clutch 88.13m throw on his fourth attempt. The only other time an Indian won a medal at the Worlds was Anju Bobby George (bronze) in 2003.
Anderson Peters of Grenada took the gold with three 90m+ throws and a final hurl of 90.54 in the last attempt. Jakub Vadlejch secured the bronze with a 88.09m throw.
Live Updates
- 24 July 2022 12:49 AM GMT
Indian team finishes 6th in the heat with a time of 03:07:29 and out of the contention in final.
The quartet of Indian runners tried their best but this was not their best as they have recorded better timings than this in past.
- 24 July 2022 12:30 AM GMT
The first event with Indian representation will be the 4x400 m relay.
Muhammed Anas YAHIYA, Muhammed Ajmal VARIYATHODI, Naganathan PANDI, and Rajesh RAMESH will present the Indian challenge for heats of the Men's 4x400 meters relay.
- 24 July 2022 12:21 AM GMT
Hello Hello! Welcome to our coverage of Day 9.
It is a big day for India in the competition today as we have 3 events. Men's 4x400 meters Relay qualification, Men's Triple Jump finale and Men's Javelin Throw finale.
