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Zurich Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finishes second with 85.71m throw, Sreeshankar fifth with 7.99m jump

Check Sportstar’s highlights of the Zurich Diamond League meeting where world champion Neeraj Chopra finished second in javelin throw and Commonwealth Games silver medallist M. Sreeshankar finished fifth in long jump.

Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra (left) and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar (right) will be in action at the Zurich Diamond League today. | Photo Credit: AP

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Zurich Diamond League meeting where world champion Neeraj Chopra finished second in javelin throw and Commonwealth Games silver medallist M. Sreeshankar finished fifth in long jump.. This was Nihit Sachdeva taking you through the action as it unfolded at the Letzigrund in Zürich, Switzerland.

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:37
    See you in Eugene

    While the Diamond League series still has two more stops in Xiamen and Brussels, it is done as far as men’s javelin throw and long jump are concerned and the qualified athletes will next be in action in the season finale in Eugene on September 16-17.

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:31
    Final result in Men’s Javelin Throw

    Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) – 85.86m

    Neeraj Chopra (India) – 85.71m

    Julian Weber (Germany) – 85.04m

    Oliver Helander (Finland) – 83.65m

    Edis Matusevicius (Lithuania) – 81.62m

    Anderson Peters (Grenada) – 81.01m

    Roderick Genki Dean (Japan) – 79.93m

    Andrian Mardare (Moldova) – 79.13m

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:28
    Final result in men’s long jump

    Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) – 8.20m

    Tajay Clarke (Jamaica) – 8.07m

    Jarrion Lawson (USA) – 8.05m

    Radek Juska (Czech Republic) – 8.04m

    M. Sreeshankar (India) – 7.99m

    Simon Ehammer (Switzerland) – 7.97m

    Williams Williams (USA) – 7.81m

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:25
    ICYMI, here are men’s pole vault results

    Olympic and world champion Armand Duplantis yet again tried to set a new world record of 6.23m after sealing the victory but could not do so.

    Top three:

    Armand Duplantis (Sweden) – 6m

    Sam Kendricks (USA) – 5.95m

    KC Lightfoot (USA) – 5.85m

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:20
    Men’s Javelin Throw Final Round – 85.71m for Neeraj to finish second

    Vadlejch fouls. He still leads though with 85.86m. Can either Weber or Neeraj overtake him?

    Neeraj will have a shot first. The Indian comes up with his best throw of the night – 85.71m – but it is not enough to go past Vadlejch!

    Julian Weber’s final throw is 84.92m and he will finish third.

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:16
    Men’s 200m final – no one’s catching Noah Lyles!

    The world champion storms to victory in 19.80s, followed by fellow American Erriyon Knighton (19.87s) in second and Zharnel Hughes (19.94s) of Great Britain in third.

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:14
    Women’s 100m hurdles Top Three

    Danielle Williams (Jamaica) – 12.54s

    Alaysha Johnson (USA) – 12.58s

    Kendra Harrison (USA) – 12.59s

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:05
    Men’s Javelin Throw Fifth Round – Foul for Neeraj

    It’s a foul for leader Vadlejch. Weber stays third as his throw of 82.01m does not take him past Neeraj.

    Helander comes up with his best throw of the night – 83.65m – but stays fourth only.

    Matusevicius – 79.58m.

    It’s a foul for Neeraj in the penultimate round. With only three more athletes yet to go in this round, the Indian looks set to finish in top three and get one extra attempt.

    Anderson Peters finally crosses the 80m mark – it is 81.01m but he will finish sixth.

    Vadlejch, Neeraj and Weber will get one extra attempt each.

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:04
    Men’s 5000m Top Three

    Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia) – 12:46.91s

    Selemon Barega (Ethiopia) – 12:5417s

    Grant Fisher (USA) – 12:54.49s

  • SEPTEMBER 01, 2023 01:00
    Men’s Long Jump Final Round – Tentoglou wins with last jump

    Gayle comes up with 8.06m jump in the final round.

    7.86m for Lawson.

    Tentoglou needs to go past 8.07m to win this as otherwise, he can lose on the second-best jump.

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Neeraj Chopra Pips Pakistan’s Ashraf Nadeem To Clinch India’s First-Ever Gold In World Athletics Championships

Neeraj Chopra managed a best throw of 88.17m in his second attempt in the men’s javelin final to secure the first position

India’s Neeraj Chopra made history on Sunday as he clinched India’s first ever gold medal in the World Athletics Championships after beating Pakistan’s Ashraf Nadeem in the men’s javelin final.

Neeraj Chopra managed a best throw of 88.17m in his second attempt in the men’s javelin final to secure the first position ahead of of Nadeem, who managed 87.82m in the final round.

The rise and rise of Neeraj Chopra

The gold medal in the world championships adds to Neeraj’s tally of top positions in the 2016 South Asian Games, 2017 Asian Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Asian Games, 2020 Olympics, 2022 Diamond League, 2022 world championships and the 2023 world championships.

Adding to the significance of the moment, three Indian athletes claimed spots in the top eight, with Kishore Jena (84.77m) and DP Manu (84.14m) securing the fifth and sixth positions, respectively.

This marks the first instance of three Indian athletes finishing in the top eight of a World Championships event.

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The legend of Neeraj Chopra

At 25 years old, Chopra’s standout performance came during his second attempt, as he registered his best throw of the day. His series included a foul to start, followed by throws of 88.17m, 86.32m, 84.64m, 87.73m, and 83.98m.

Securing the silver was Pakistan’s reigning Commonwealth Games champion, Arshad Nadeem, who achieved his season’s best throw of 87.82m. Meanwhile, the bronze went to Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic.

Neeraj Chopra enters elite company

Chopra has now joined an elite club, becoming just the second Indian athlete, following the legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra, to concurrently hold titles from the Olympics and World Championships. Bindra claimed the World Championships title at the age of 23 and an Olympic gold at 25.

Notably, Chopra, who originally made history as India’s first track and field Olympic gold medalist at the Tokyo Games in 2021, secured a silver medal in the 2022 edition of the World Championships. Prior to him, long jump legend Anju Bobby George had secured a bronze in the 2003 World Championships.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/neeraj-chopra-beats-pakistans-ashraf-nadeem-to-clinch-indias-first-ever-gold-in-world-athletics-championships

Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win gold at World Athletics Championships

In another first, three Indians finished in top eight with Kishore Jena (84.77m) and DP Manu (84.14m) taking the fifth and sixth spots respectively.

Gold medallist India’s Neeraj Chopra celebrates after the final. Credit: Reuters Photo

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday scripted history yet again as he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships with a best throw of 88.17m in the men’s javelin final here.

In another first, three Indians finished in top eight with Kishore Jena (84.77m) and DP Manu (84.14m) taking the fifth and sixth spots respectively. Never before did three Indians finish in top eight of an event in the World Championships.

The 25-year-old Chopra dominated the competition and achieved his best throw of the day in his second attempt. He had a foul to start with, but then got 88.17m, 86.32m, 84.64m, 87.73m and 83.98m.

Pakistan’s reigning Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem took the silver with his season’s best throw of 87.82m, while Jakub Vadlejch (86.67m) of Czech Republic got the bronze.

Olympic champion Chopra began with a foul but jumped to top spot with his second throw, and from thereon, he led the field till the end. Nadeem also maintained his second position from the third round after which it was 1-2 for the Indo-Pak duo till the end.

Chopra thus beat Nadeem once again as the Indian also won gold in the 2016 South Asian Games. Since then, the two have competed against each other in more than a dozen events and Chopra always returned triumphant.

Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/athletics/neeraj-chopra-becomes-first-indian-to-win-gold-at-world-athletics-championships-2662920

World Athletics Championships 2023: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final; meets entry standard for Paris Olympics

The Olympic champion breached the automatic qualifying mark of 83.00m with his season-best throw of 88.77m. Manu DP and Kishore Jena also progressed to the final.

India’s Neeraj Chopra progressed to the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2023 after topping the qualifying round in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday.

Competing in slightly overcast conditions, Neeraj Chopra produced a season’s best throw of 88.77m with his first attempt to gain a direct entry into the final scheduled on Sunday. The automatic qualifying mark was 83.00m. The 25-year-old Indian athlete did not go for his next two attempts.

The distance of 88.77m also saw Neeraj Chopra breach the Paris 2024 Olympic entry standard in javelin throw. The qualification window for the Paris 2024 Olympics for track and field athletes began on July 1, 2023. The entry standard for the men’s javelin throw event for the upcoming Summer Games is 85.50m.

Achieving the entry standard is just one part of the Olympic qualification process. National Olympic Committees have the final say as to whether an athlete will be selected to the NOC team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Neeraj Chopra, the Tokyo 2020 champion and 2022 world championships silver medallist, holds India’s national record of 89.94m. The Indian javelin ace achieved his previous season-best of 88.67 at the Doha Diamond League in May.

Source: https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2023-budapest-day-7-india-results-neeraj-chopra

World Athletics Championships: Neeraj To Lead 28-Member Indian Team

Neeraj Chopra. File Photo

The face of Indian athletics, Neeraj Chopra, will lead the country’s challenge at the World Athletics Championships from August 19-27 in Budapest. India will send a 28-member contingent to the prestigious event.

Chopra, the Tokyo Olympics javelin gold medallisst, wwon silver at the last World Championships in Eugene, US, last year. Now, the Diamond League champion is aiming at a gold.

Some leading Indian names will not be on the plane to Budapest. Asian record holder shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has pulled out due to a groin injury he suffered during the Asian Championships in July.

Some others want to concentrate on the Asian Games (September 23 to October 8) in Hangzhou. These include National record holder high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, 800m runner K M Chanda and 20km race walker and national record holder Priyanka Goswami.

Source: https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/world-athletics-championships-neeraj-to-lead-28-member-indian-team-news-309074

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