Neeraj Chopra was the best version of himself in the Group A qualifiers as he made it into the final of the men's javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships with a massive throw of 88.39m in only his first attempt. This is the first time that Tokyo Olympics gold medallist has qualified for the Championships final. He missed the event in Doha in 2019 due to injury and in 2017 London event, he could not even make it to the final, getting disqualified in only the qualifiers. This year, coming on back of superb performances in first 3 events of the season, Neeraj ensured he took the qualifiers seriously and did it with just one attempt, throwing a massive 88.39m.
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Many Neeraj fans woke up early morning on Friday (July 22) to watch the star athlete in action and he did not disappoint them. The fans took to Twitter to showcase their love for the star, many being in awe of the javelin thrower, who appeared quite calm and at ease while throwing. To make it to the final like that appeared like a walk-in-the-park for the Olympic champion for India. But only Neeraj knows how difficult the training has been for him in the last 7 months.
Take a look at best reactions on Neeraj qualifying for the final.
As the commentator predicted, "he wants one & done" #NeerajChopra does it pretty quickly & with ease before admin's laptop could wake up _
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) July 22, 2022
With 88.39m, Olympic Champion from __ #India enters his first #WorldAthleticsChamps final in some style _ at #Oregon2022 pic.twitter.com/y4Ez0Mllw6
#NeerajChopra at qualification events. _#WCHOregon22 #CraftingVictories __ pic.twitter.com/5aTvFtEuNg
— Inspire Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) July 22, 2022
Neeraj Chopra qualifies for final in one throw, hats off sir ______#Oregon2022 #NeerajChopra pic.twitter.com/zz3eHU17vV
— Bunty Agarwal (@agarwal5577) July 22, 2022
This is Neeraj Chopra's Era and we are just living in it
— Aayansh and 100k others (@Aayanshkashyp) July 22, 2022
Took only 1 throw to qualify for the final.
A massive 88.39_ to breach the automatic Q mark of 83.5m_#WCHOregon22 #javelinthrow
__ @WorldAthletics @afiindia pic.twitter.com/lAhtryCNPN#NeerajChopra
Another Indian in form of Rohit Yadav will soon be in action in the Grouo B qualifiers of the men's javelin throw at the Championships going on in Oregon. Neeraj did not throw again after he qualified for the Championships. He will be aiming a better show as the final will have stiff competition with all world class or in-form throwers taking part. The 24-year-old will also be looking to cross the elusive 90m mark. He came very close to overcoming that challenge at the Stockholm Diamond League where he threw a national record of 89.94m. Neeraj and Rohit (If he qualifies) will be in action on Sunday (July 24 )morning in Indian Standard Time.
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