Neeraj Chopra failed to defend his gold medal in the Javelin Throw final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday night as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won gold and the Indian secured a silver. India's golden boy was up against some top athletes. Earlier, Chopra stormed into the final with just one throw of 89.34m. Chopra is currently ranked World No. 2. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem broke the record of longest throw at the Games with a 92.97m throw. Neeraj is yet to breach the 90m meter mark whereas Nadeem breached it twice during the night in Paris.


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K. Walcott with a 86.16 meter throw in his attempt. Followed by A. Peters second right now with 84.70 meters throw. (HIGHLIGHTS - IND (2) Vs ESP (1) Paris Olympics 2024 Hockey: India Beat Spain To Win Bronze Medal)


Neeraj Chopra First Throw: His first throw was a good one but it was a foul as he touched the line. Neeraj's right-foot touched the line following his run-up and throw.


In the first round, almost every thrower felt the pressure as no one could impress with a strong javelin throw. However, in the second round, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem Arshad got a distance of 92.97m which was just sensational. In reply, Chopra 89.45m in his second attempt. In the third round, Neeraj came up short and intentially touched the line and Nadeem fell short inside the 80m mark. (More to follow)