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Mohali (Punjab) [India], August 28 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur heaped praise on India's javelin ace <keyword id="1115774" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="Orion">Neeraj Chopra</keyword> who clinched India's first <keyword id="28217" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gold-medal" source="Orion">gold medal</keyword> at the <keyword id="124430" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="world-athletics-championships" source="Orion">World Athletics Championships</keyword>. Neeraj recorded his best throw of 88.17 m in his second attempt in the Championship final and managed to keep his lead intact till the very end. Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, the Commonwealth Games champion finished with silver with a throw of 87.82 m. Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch secured bronze with a best throw of 86.67 m. "Congratulations to Neeraj Chopra for winning gold at the World Athletics Championship 2023. The Golden Boy of athletics has done it again. Not only in the World Athletics Championship, Neeraj Chopra has won gold in several other Championships also. This is a big achievement for India in the field of Athletics. I am also pleased about the fact that not only Neeraj, but in the final six three Indian athletes made their place, Kishore Jenna and Manu DP performed well," Anurag Thakur said while speaking to ANI. The other two Indian athletes in the mix were <keyword id="4904763" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kishore-jena" source="Orion">Kishore Jena</keyword> (best of 84.77 m), who finished fifth while DP Manu (best of 84.14 m) finished sixth. "The environment of sports in India has changed over the last few years. The Prime Minister also increased the sports budget by 3 times, he gave the go-ahead for the TOP scheme and also green lighted the Khelo India games. This has ethused the athletes and this has shown in their performance also" said the minister. With Chopra's success, India now has medals of all colours at the World Championships. This was Neeraj's second medal at the World Championships after he secured a silver last year. India's last medalist at the prestigious world event was Anju Bobby George back in the 2003 World Championships when she clinched bronze in the women's long jump. In the first round of attempts, Finland's <keyword id="14198716" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="oliver-helander" source="Orion">Oliver Helander</keyword> took the lead with a throw of 83.38 m. Neeraj Chopra's first throw was a foul, giving him a start that he did not want. The first throws of Kishore Jena and DP Manu were 75.70 m and 78.44 respectively. But it was not enough to give them a top-three spot. At the end of the first round of attempts, Helander led the field. In the second round of attempts, Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch took the lead with a throw of 84.18 m. However, Neeraj overcame the nerves of a bad start, outdoing Jakub with a monstrous 88.17 m throw to take the lead. Manu's second attempt was a foul. Jena's second throw was a solid 82.82 m and took him to the fifth spot. Neeraj led with a massive 88.17 m after the second round of attempts. The third round of attempts started and Neeraj recorded a throw of 86.32 m, the second-best in the competition so far. He managed to maintain his lead. However, with a massive throw of 87.82 m, Pakistan's Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem jumped to the number two spot. He recorded his season-best throw and less than a meter separated him from the Olympic champion Neeraj. With a third attempt of 83.72 m, Manu was still in fifth. Jena's third attempt was a foul and he remained at seventh spot. Neeraj led with 88.17 at the end of round three of attempts. Jena's fourth attempt was 80.19 m and kept him at the seventh spot at the start of fourth round of attempts. Manu's fourth attempt was a foul, keeping him at the fifth spot. Neeraj recorded the fourth throw of 84.64 m, still in the lead. However, Nadeem was still pretty close to him, throwing 87.15 m in the fourth attempt and having the second-best throw overall from earlier. Neeraj led the field at the end of the fourth round of attempts. Jena's fifth attempt was 84.77 m, taking him to fourth spot, one away from a bronze. Nadeem's fifth throw was a foul, delivering a blow to his hopes of a first spot. Neeraj's fifth throw was 87.73 m and kept him in the lead. However, it was just inches away from Nadeem's second-best throw of 87.82 m from earlier. Manu recorded 83.48 m and Jena recorded 84.77 in their fifth attempts. Jena was fifth while Manu at sixth. Neeraj still led the field. In the final round of attempts, Manu was still at sixth with an 84.14 m throw in the final attempt. Jena committed a foul and stayed at fifth. Nadeem's final throw was 81.86 m and failed to overcome Neeraj's 88.17 m in his final attempt. In this way, Nadeem settled for a silver and Neeraj made history with India's first-ever World Championships gold. (ANI)

Golden Boy of athletics has done it again: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur lauds Neeraj Chopra

<ul><li><keyword id="19968766" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra" source="keywords">Neeraj Chopra</keyword> has qualified for the finals with a throw of 89.34m.</li><li>The finals for <keyword id="20428510" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mens-javelin-throw" source="keywords">men's javelin throw</keyword> are scheduled for August 8.</li><li>Here are the top rivals that Neeraj Chopra will face in the <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword> 2024.</li></ul> Defending champion Neeraj Chopra began his Paris Olympics journey on Tuesday as he looks to defend his title in men's javelin throw. Chopra qualified for the men's javelin throw final of the Olympic Games with a season's best effort of 89.34m. Much like his performance in the Tokyo Olympics, the 26-year-old crossed the automatic qualifying mark of 84m in his opening throw. The reigning Olympic and world champion earlier had a season's best of 88.36m set at the Doha Diamond League in May where he finished second. He holds the national record of 89.94m, achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden in June 2022. If he wins the <keyword id="20342188" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gold-medal" source="keywords">gold medal</keyword> on August 8, he will become the fifth man in Olympic history to defend his title and the first Indian to win two gold medals in an individual event. Among the top contenders challenging Neeraj Chopra for the gold medal will be <keyword id="21117268" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jakub-Vadlejch" source="keywords">Jakub Vadlejch</keyword> of Czechia. Grenada's Anderson Peters, Pakistan's <keyword id="4717164" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arshad-Nadeem" source="Orion">Arshad Nadeem</keyword>, Julius Yego of Kenya, Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago and Finland's Oliver Helander add to the high stakes at the Olympics. Germany's Max Dehning holds the world-leading mark of 90.20m, achieved in February. He has not gone past the 82m mark since then but his personal best still makes him one of the top contenders. The qualification round will decide the line-up for Thursday's men's javelin throw final. Athletes achieving the qualifying mark of 84.00m will make the final. Here's a look at Neeraj Chopra's top rivals at the Paris Olympics 2024: <h3>Arshad Nadeem</h3><keyword id="14533770" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neeraj-Chopra-vs-Arshad-Nadeem" source="Orion">Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem</keyword> is one of the most anticipated India vs Pakistan rivalries in athletics. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the silver medal at the World Championships last year and gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a massive 90.18m distance. <h3>Julian Weber</h3>Julian Weber, the reigning European Games champion from Germany has a personal best of 89.54m. He is ranked third in the world and his season's best of 88.37m came in May. <h3>Oliver Helander</h3>Oliver Helander of Finland is ranked fourth in the world and has a season's best of 85.75m. Earlier this year, he went head-to-head with Neeraj Chopra at the Paavo Nurmi Games. Chopra had topped the event with a distance of 85.97m while Helander was third at 83.96m. <h3>Keshorn Walcott</h3>Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago will be gunning for his third Olympic medal in his fourth appearance. He won the gold medal at London 2012, bronze at Rio 2016 and missed out at the Tokyo 2020 Games. The 31-year-old goes into the Olympics with a season-best of 85.11m and could prove to be a dark horse. <h3>Keshorn Walcott</h3>Julius Yego of Kenya, the Rio 2016 silver medallist, could prove to be a dark horse as well. The former world champion, now 35, has a season's best distance of 81.74m. With inputs from agencies. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/unicommerce-esolutions-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/112307438.cms">Unicommerce eSolutions IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/electric-two-wheeler-sales-cross-the-1-lakh-mark-after-four-months-ola-electric-leads-the-market/articleshow/112288793.cms">Electric two-wheeler sales cross the 1 lakh mark after four months, Ola Electric leads the market</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/global-smartphone-market-records-8-growth-in-q2-2024-samsung-takes-the-top-spot/articleshow/112223188.cms">Global smartphone market records 8% growth in Q2 2024, Samsung takes the top spot</a>

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for finals with a first throw of 89.34m – top rivals to look out for

<keyword id="14198973" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tokyo-Olympics-champion-Neeraj-Chopra" source="Orion">Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra</keyword> made an impressive return to competitive action as he broke his own national record to win the men's javelin throw silver medal at the 2022 <keyword id="14197332" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paavo-Nurmi-Games" source="Orion">Paavo Nurmi Games</keyword>, here. The 24-year old Chopra on Tuesday registered a best throw of 89.30m, a new personal best and national record, to finish behind Finland's Oliver Helander, who won gold with a personal best throw of 89.83m. Reigning world champion and 2022 season's world leader Anderson Peters of Grenada claimed the bronze with 86.60m. The meet in Finland was <keyword id="3530" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="neeraj" source="Orion">Neeraj</keyword>'s first competition since winning the historic gold medal at Tokyo 2020 in August last year. "Very nice competition, and I am very happy for my personal best and national record. Oliver (Helander) had very good technique today. I tried maybe too much, because that was my first competition of this season. I will compete next in Kuortane after four days," Chopra said. The 24-year-old Indian made a statement of intent with his opening throw, measuring an impressive 86.92m. He then recorded 89.30m in his second attempt, bettering his own previous personal best and national record of 88.07m, set at the <keyword id="10876698" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Grand-Prix-3" source="Orion">Indian Grand Prix 3</keyword> in March last year. However, the Indian failed to log a legitimate attempt in his next three throws before registering 85.85 with his final attempt. His second throw, however, was enough for a silver medal finish, an olympics.com report said. London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago finished fourth in the 10-man field with 84.02m, while Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic came in sixth with 83.91m. After Turku, Neeraj is scheduled to stay in Finland to compete at the Kuortane Games before heading to Sweden for the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/west-bengal-and-andhra-pradesh-have-the-most-proficient-techies-in-india/articleshow/92217804.cms">West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have the most proficient techies in India</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/tcs-infosys-and-hcl-tech-can-do-better-in-a-shallow-recession-than-a-slowdown/articleshow/92214156.cms">TCS, Infosys and HCL Tech can do better in a shallow recession than a slowdown</a>

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra breaks his own national record at Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland

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