Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for his maiden World Championships final with a stunning first attempt throw of 88.39m, being held in Eugene, Oregon. The Olympic champion sealed his spot in the final with his first throw in the qualification round. He will now compete in the final, which is set to be held on Sunday early morning.
The automatic qualifying mark in javelin throw for the World Championships final was 83.50m.
Chopra’s throw was the best in Group A and only Grenada’s Anderson Peters could better his effort with a throw of 89.91m.
India’s Rohit Yadav, with a throw of 80.42, also qualified for the final as he finished 10th in the qualifying.
Chopra, who has a personal best of 89.94m, had competed in the 2017 London World Championships with the hope of at least making it to the finals but managed only 82.26m to fall short of the automatic qualification mark of 83m.
