World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra and Rohit Yadav qualify for men's javelin throw final

World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra and Rohit Yadav qualify for men's javelin throw final

• India's NeerajChopra and Rohit Yadav have qualified for the men's javelin throw final atWorld Athletics Championships, in Oregon, USA. Olympic gold medalist, Choprasealed his spot in the final with the very first throw of 88.39 metres in thequalification round.
•  Chopra was the first to throw in Group A of thequalification round. The 24-year-old will now compete in the final, which isset to be held early morning tomorrow. Rohit Yadav joined Chopra in the javelinthrow final with a best effort of 80.42 metres.
• Along withNeeraj and Rohit, India's Eldhose Paul qualified for the men's Triple Jumpfinal with a jump of 16.68m.
•  Paul became the first Indian to qualify finishingsixth in the Group A qualification round and 12th overall to make the cut forSunday's final. Praveen Chithravel and Abdullah Aboobackar will also be inaction today.

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Published date : 22 Jul 2022 06:07PM