Arshad Nadeem beats Neeraj Chopra with Olympic record-breaking throw to clinch gold: Men's javelin throw final in images

Paris Olympics 2024: It was a tight contest as Arshad Nadeem defeated Neeraj Chopra with a record-breaking throw to clinch gold.

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Paris Olympics 2024: The men's javelin throw final took place on Thursday, and Arshad Nadeem scripted history as he registered an Olympic record of 92.97m to clinch gold. Meanwhile, India's Neeraj Chopra got silver and Grenada's Anderson Peters got bronze. (REUTERS)

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Paris Olympics 2024: Nadeem began with a first attempt of 91.79m, and then threw 92.97m which got him gold. In his sixth attempt, he reached 91.79m. (AP)

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Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj, who was also the defending champion, got a best throw of 89.45m, which he managed in his second attempt. He got four consecutive four throws. His first and third were invalidated by red flags. (AP)

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Paris Olympics 2024: After bagging silver, Neeraj congratulated his friend Nadeem, and revealed that it was his first-ever defeat to the Pakistani ace in the last eight years. (PTI)

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Paris Olympics 2024: The pair are known to be good friends and have been competing against each other for a long time. (PTI)

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Paris Olympics 2024: The venue was also packed with Indian and Pakistani fans, who were there to witness the men's javelin throw final. (PTI)