India's Track and Field star Neeraj Chopra will be in action on Sunday night in the final of the men's javelin event of the Word Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. The 25-year-old had qualified for the final in just his first throw during the Group A qualifications on Friday, August 25. Neeraj threw a distance of 88.77m to top the qualifying round. India's two more athletes are in the final. They are DP Manu and Kishore Jena. Some of Neeraj's fierce competitors include Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, Jakub Vadlejch and Dawid Wegner.
Not to forget, Neeraj had won a silver in the last World Championsips and is looking to change the colour of his medal to gold. There are high chances of him doing so as he is looking in great form. The fact that Neeraj threw 88.77m in just his first attempt underlines the fact that he is in good space. There will be a total of 12 finalists vying for a place in the top 3, who get the medals.
Neeraj has won gold medals at Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, is a Diamond League and U20 World Champion but the gold medal at World Championships is what he aims for now. Last year in Oregon Championships, Anderson Peters of Grenada beat him to the gold. But this time, the current World Champion, has not even made it to the final.
No Indian has ever won a World Championship gold medal. In fact, only two Indians have won the medals in the history of the Championships. Anju Bobby George, India's legendary long jumper, had clinched a bronze in 2003 and Neeraj won the silver in men's javelin throw in 2022.
That is how close Neeraj Chopra was to the line today. Amazing control to ensure that he did not touch the line so that the one-and-done could be achieved. pic.twitter.com/CXLsU3ccXU
— G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) August 25, 2023
Here are all the details about Neeraj Chopra’s men's javelin final at World Athletics Championships 2023…
Neeraj Chopra’s men's javelin final at World Athletics Championships 2023 will take place on Sunday, August 27.
Neeraj Chopra’s men's javelin final at World Athletics Championships 2023 will begin at 1145pm IST.
Neeraj Chopra’s men's javelin final at World Athletics Championships 2023 will take place in Budapest, Hungary.
Neeraj Chopra’s men's javelin final at World Athletics Championships 2023 will be available for livestreaming on SonyLIV website and app. Live streaming of World Athletics Championships 2023 will be available in India for free on the JioCinema app.