All three Indians have secured their places for the final of the men’s javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships 2023. With more happy news, star Neeraj Chopra secured a place in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics with his first throw
On the seventh day of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary (August 25), the Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra shined in the qualification round with his first throw that managed his season-best mark of 88.77m. There was no requirement for another throw for Chopra as his first throw was well enough to directly advance to the final of the men’s javelin throw event (the minimum requirement was 83 metres or top 12 positions).
While the Paris 2024 Olympics qualification has been set at least 85.50m, the reigning champion Chopra comfortably achieved that mark to book his place for the next summer Olympics.
The reigning Commonwealth Games champion, Pakistani Arshad Nadeem, also comfortably qualified for the World Championships final event with the 86.79m throw. It was his third throw of the day where he breached the 85.50m mark to earn the next summer Olympics ticket.
Czech Republican Jakub Vadlejch (83.50m) was the only other thrower to manage the 83 metres in that javelin throw qualification event.
World Athletics Championships 2023: Men’s Javelin Throw – Other Indians D. P. Manu and Kishore Jena also booked their places in the final
Out of the top 12 players who advanced to the final round of the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships 2023, three are Indians, including the best-ranked Neeraj Chopra.
D. P. Manu (81.31m) and Kishore Jena (80.55m) managed the sixth and ninth places, respectively, at the end of the two groups’ qualification rounds.
World Athletics Championships 2023: Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Top 12)
Group | Athlete | Country | Round | Mark | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
A | Neeraj Chopra | India | 88.77 |
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| 88.77 (Q) (SB) |
B | Arshad Nadeem | Pakistan | 70.63 | 81.53 | 86.79 | 86.79 (Q) |
B | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic | 81.34 | 83.50 |
| 83.50 (Q) |
A | Julian Weber | Germany | 81.05 | 82.39 | 80.83 | 82.39 (q) |
B | Edis Matusevičius | Lithuania | 78.44 | 82.35 | — | 82.35 (q) |
A | D.P. Manu | India | 78.10 | 81.31 | 72.40 | 81.31 (q) |
A | Dawid Wegner | Poland | 76.50 | 81.25 | 75.74 | 81.25 (q) |
B | Ihab Abdelrahman | Egypt | 80.75 | x | x | 80.75 (q) |
B | Kishore Jena | India | 80.55 | 78.07 | x | 80.55 (q) |
B | Oliver Helander | Finland | x | 80.19 | x | 80.19 (q) |
B | Timothy Herman | Belgium | 73.00 | 80.11 | — | 80.11 (q) |
B | Andrian Mardare | Moldova | 79.78 | 77.27 | 79.00 | 79.78 (q) |
(NOTE: Q = Direct qualify with minimum distance achievement of 83 metres; q = Less than 83 metres but finished under top 12; SB = Season Best)
