Neeraj Chopra Qualifies For Paris Olympics With A Throw Of 88.77 Metres

Neeraj Chopra has qualified for Paris Olympics by entering World Championships final with 88.77m throw.

Updated on: 25 August 2023 8:54 am

Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024.

Neeraj Chopra has qualified for Paris Olympics by entering World Championships final with 88.77m throw. (More Sports news)

27 javelin throwers will be divided among Groups A and B, and will be playing the qualifiers with an eye for the 12-man final, that is scheduled for Sunday.

The automatic qualifying mark to reach the final is 83.00m and Neeraj Chopra will be the 18th man in the list in Group A.

The 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying mark is 85.50m. The qualifying window began on July 1. Tokyo Olympics champion Chopra has a personal best 89.94, which he had achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League on June 30, 2022.

Neeraj chopra does it in one throw!@Neeraj_chopra1 qualifies for the Javelin throw finals with a throw of 88.67m#wabudapest23 #IndianAthletics pic.twitter.com/Uxnnw6EAPp
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