World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra won silver medal

Neeraj Chopra finishes with the silver medal. World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra won silver medal. Jakub Vadlejch finishes third. Anderson Peters, once again, the champion. Another missed opportunity for Neeraj Chopra to better his case as he records a foul throw in his fifth attempt. 88.13m throw in his fourth attempt puts him in contention for the silver medal

He kicked off the proceedings on a disappointing note as he registered a foul throw before bettering his second attempt of 82.39m with a 86.37m throw. His 88.13m throw in his fourth attempt however put him in contention for the silver medal in 2022 World Athletics Championships. Rohit Yadav, the other Indian in the event, made attempts of 78.72m, 78.05m and 77.95m. Chopra looks to add a World Championships medal to the historic Olympic gold he won in Tokyo last year.

If he wins the yellow metal, the Indian will become only the third male javelin thrower to follow Olympic success with World Championship gold after Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen (2008-09) and world record holder Jan Zelezny of Czech Republic in 2000-01 and 1992-93. The legendary Anju Bobby George is so far the only Indian to have won a World Championships medal in athletics with a long jump bronze in the 2003 edition.

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In the qualifiers, Chopra produced a stunning first attempt throw of 88.39m, which was his third career-best throw. He finished second best overall behind defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, who topped Group B with his opening round effort of 89.91m. In the final, Chopra will be accompanied by Rohit Yadav. He made it to the finals after finishing sixth in the Group B qualification round, and 11th overall, with a first-round throw of 80.42m.