Golden throw expected from Neeraj Chopra in Paris: Javelin qualification event today; Wrestler Vinesh Phogat to face Olympic champion Susaki

Aug 6, 2024 Divya Bharat

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Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena and wrestler Vinesh Phogat will start their campaigns at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Tokyo Olympics-2020 gold medalists Chopra and Jena will participate in the qualification event of Men’s Javelin Throw. The medal match of this event will be held on August 8.

On the 11th day of the ongoing Games in Paris, wrestler Vinesh Phogat will face Japan’s Olympic and world champion Yui Susaki in the women’s 50 kg pre-quarterfinal match. Susaki has not lost a single international match till date.

At the same time, the Indian hockey team will play against world champion Germany in the semi-finals. Also, the Indian men’s table tennis team will face China in the pre-quarterfinals. The Indian team includes Achanta Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar.

Today’s Medal Events

Sailing: There will be a final race of women’s donkey race. Netra Kumaran will participate in it.
Sailing: This will be the final race of the men’s donkey race. Vishnu Saravanan will participate in it.

Now let’s talk about Golden Arm Neeraj Chopra…

Can Neeraj Chopra win second consecutive gold?
More than 140 crore Indian fans are expecting a gold medal from Neeraj. If he wins the gold, he will become the 5th javelin thrower in the world to do so. So far, only Eric Lemming (Sweden 1908 and 1912), Jonni Myra (Finland 1920 and 1924), Chopra’s idol Jan Zelenji (Czech Republic 1992 and 1996) and Andreas T (Norway 2004 and 2008) have been able to win two consecutive Olympic golds.

Neeraj Chopra’s form…

Participated in 3 tournaments this year, won gold in 2 Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has played only 3 tournaments this year and has won medals in all three. He has won silver in Doha Diamond League, gold in National Federation Cup and gold in Paavo Nurmi Games this year.

This year all throws were above 80 Neeraj Chopra is in good form. He has the ability to consistently throw the javelin over 80 meters. All the top-5 throws are over 88 meters.

There is also a concern…

Left Paris Diamond League due to injury; Coach said – there is no problem now
Today’s qualification event will also be a fitness test for Neeraj, as he has been struggling with pain in the inner thigh muscle (adductor) this season. Due to this, he did not participate in the Ostrava Golden Spike on May 28.

Neeraj returned with a gold in June at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland with a throw of 85.97m. He then skipped the Paris Diamond League on July 7. However, Neeraj’s coach has dismissed fitness concerns and said that he has no problem with his adductor now.

Who can challenge Neeraj?

Max Dehning: Germany’s Dehing scored 90.20m in February. This score makes him a gold contender.
Jakub Wadlejch: He is the world’s number-1 javelin thrower. He is the Diamond League champion, in which he defeated Neeraj. His season best is 88.65 meters. He also won silver in Tokyo.
Anderson Peters: Two-time world champion Peters won gold by defeating Neeraj in Oregon in 2022. Grenada’s Peters has a season best of 86.62 meters. The all-time best is 93.07 meters.
Arshad Nadeem: The Pakistani star won the silver medal at the World Championships last year with a throw of 90.18m. He is the gold medalist of CWG-2022.
Oliver Helander: Finland’s Oliver Helander is ranked fourth in the world and has a season best of 85.75m.

Men’s javelin throw qualification groups at Paris Olympics

Group A: Julius Yego (Kenya), Oliver Helander (Finland), Leandro Ramos (Portugal), Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago), Kishore Jena (India), Teura’itera’i Tupaia (France), Julian Weber (Germany), Roderick Genki Dean (Japan), Alexandru Mihaeta Nowak (Romania), David Wagner (Poland), Toni Keranen (Finland), Ihab Abdelrahman (Egypt), Curtis Thompson (USA), Patriks Gellems (Latvia), Pedro Henrique Rodrigues (Brazil), Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic).

Group B: Neeraj Chopra (India), Gatis Kaks (Latvia), Max Dehning (Germany), Cameron McEntyre (Australia), Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan), Marcin Krukowski (Poland), Lassi Etelatalo (Finland), Nnamdi Chinecherem (Nigeria), Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil), Mustafa Mahmoud (Egypt), Artur Felfner (Ukraine), Timothy Hermans (Belgium), Anderson Peters (Grenada), Andrian Mardare (Moldova), Edis Matusevicius (Lithuania), Cyprian Mrzglod (Poland).

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