Paris Olympics 2024, javelin final highlights: Silver for Neeraj Chopra; Arshad Nadeem tops podium with OLY record

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Arshad Nadeem surpassed Andreas Thorkildsen of Denmark to break the Olympic record at the Paris Games 2024. Nadeem got himself into the lead with a monster throw of 92.97m. Arshad and Neeraj Chopra (89.45) have taken the first two spots after 2 rounds. Anderson Peters is third with 87.45.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: A brilliant throw of 89.45 in the 2nd attempt and Neeraj Chopra has put himself in the silver medal position. The gold medallist at the Tokyo Games is only behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who fired an absolute stunner of 92.97 - an Olympic record.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Huge scream by Neeraj Chopra in his 2nd attempt - It is a massive improvement by the defending champion. Chopra opens the account with 89.45 - his season best.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Arshad Nadeem, what have you done! The Pakistan star takes the top spot and breaks the Olympic record. Nadeem stuttered on the run-up in the 1st attempt. He has smashed the record in his 2nd. A stunning throw of 92.97!

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Anderson Peters of Grenda has taken the lead in round 2. Jakub Vadlejch opened the round with 84.52. He was topped by Anderson, who has taken the top spot with 87.87!

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Oliver Helander of Finland comes with a throw of 81.24 in round 1 to take the third spot. Toni Keranen is fourth with 80.92. Anderson Peters is second with 84.70. Keshorn Walcott is leading with 86.16.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Defending champion kickstarted his title defence with a no-throw. Yes, Neeraj fouled his opening attempt. The Tokyo gold medallist fell to the ground after his first throw. Keshorn Walcott is leading with his 86.16 attempt.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Jakub Vadlejch of Czechia kicked off the event with an 80.15m throw. Grenada's Anderson Peters fired a stunning throw of 84.70m. Keshorn Walcott announced himself with an 86.16m throw. Neeraj Chopra is next!

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Clock ticking for Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who is next to fire his first throw in the final. FOUL! Nadeem, the silver-medallist in the World Championship, starts with a red flag in the final at the Paris Games.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra has arrived! The World Champion is introduced to the crowd - the Stade de France is packed to the rafters. Chopra with a traditional Namaste as he arrives to defend the crown. Andreas Thorkildsen, the Norwegian track and field athlete icon, holds the Olympic record in the men's javelin event. He fired a stunning throw of 90.57 at the Beijing Games.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra is all set to defend his crown as we are moments away from the men's final at the Olympics. The defending champion is done with his warm-ups. The reigning world champion is up against the likes of at the Stade de France. Julian Weber of Germany, two-time world champion Anderson Peters, superstar Jakub Vadlejch and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra recorded the second-best throw of his career at the Paris Games. Only five Paris Olympics players have breached the 90m mark at least once in their respective careers. None of the stars have crossed the 90m mark this season. Golden Boy Neeraj is aiming to become the first Indian to win two gold medals in an individual event in the multi-sporting spectacle.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra has arrived at the State de France for the summit clash. The World Champion is warming up for the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics. He is taking the javelin runway to fire his practice throws before the showdown clash.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra is defending the men’s javelin throw crown in Paris tonight. Chopra will be in action for the Men’s Javelin Throw at the State de France soon. The summit clash starts at 11:55 pm IST. You can watch the men’s javelin throw final on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. The Paris 2024 Olympics men’s javelin throw final also has a live streaming available on JioCinema.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Pakistan's pride, Arshad Nadeem, has defeated superstar two-time world champion Anderson Peters who has a personal best 93.07m. Nadeem bagged gold by getting the better of Peters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He fired a stunning throw of 90.18m. The Pakistan star won silver and finished behind Neeraj Chopra, who claimed gold at the 2023 Budapest World Championships. Can Pakistan's Nadeem finish ahead of Neeraj Chopra in javelin throw final at the Paris Games?

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra's idol, Jan Železný of Czech Republic is considered the greatest javelin thrower ever. Why? He has shattered the world record four times. Jan has also won three Olympic gold medals in his trophy-laden career. Germany’s Johannes Vetter came close to breaking his record with a 97.76m throw in 2020.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Did you know? 104.8 metres (343 ft 9 in) is the farthest a javelin has ever been thrown by a human. German athlete Uwe Hohn bagged the feat in 1984. Later, the javelin was redesigned in 1986. The modern javelin world record is geld by Jan Železný of the Czech Republic. Zelezny is also Neeraj Chopra's idol.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Julius Yego entered the final of the javelin men's final with a throw of 85.97m. However, Yego vowed to unleash a record-breaking throw. “Expect something big. Bigger than 90m,” he said. India’s Neeraj Chopra recorded his season-best throw of 89.34m to enter the final. Can Yego beat Neeraj in the final?

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Defending champion Neeraj Chopra has declared himself ready for the javelin men's final at the Paris Olympics. Neeraj fired his season-best throw of 89.34m to top the group standings. "It has happened in the past when the first throw did not come good. (But) I try to do better in the first attempt," Chopra said. "I am better now. I will focus on the final. I am trying to keep it in mind and warm up properly. I am feeling better now. I will try to do my best in the final," he added.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra has featured in three events this year before the Indian superstar touched down in Paris to defend his Olympic title. The 26-year-old was second in the Doha Diamond League in May with a throw of 88.36m. Neeraj opted to withdraw from Ostrava Golden Spike on May 28. Chopra withdrew as a precautionary measure after he felt "something" in his adductor. He also opted out of the Paris Diamond League on July 7.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Pakistan’s Nadeem Arshad was placed in Group B in the men's javelin qualification round of the Paris Games. Just like Neeraj, the Pakistani javelin thrower bagged an automatic qualification with a season’s best throw of 86.59m. Nadeem has not upstaged Chopra in 10 meetings since 2016. Arshad won gold with a throw of 90.18m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Neeraj is yet to breach the 90m mark.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Two-time world champion Anderson Peters was second in group standings with his throw of 88.63m. Julian Weber of Germany followed the Grenada star with an impressive throw of 87.76m. Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan also joined Neeraj Chopra in the final from Group B. The Pakistani star fired a throw of 86.59m to enter the final. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch placed himself seventh with a first-round throw of 85.63m.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra scripted history by landing India's first-ever athletics gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Chopra needed only one big throw at the World Championships to qualify for the men's final. Chopra won India's first-ever gold medal at the Worlds with an 88.17m effort in the final. Chopra became the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra (2008) to get an individual gold at the Olympics. He is also the first Indian since independence to win a medal in athletics at the Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra is aiming to become the fifth man in Olympics history to defend his title. Only Eric Lemming (Sweden; 1908 and 1912), Jonni Myyra (Finland; 1920 and 1924), Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic; 1992, 1996 and 2000) and Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway; 2004 and 2008) have achieved the historic feat at the Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra is eyeing another piece of history at the Paris Games. The Indian javelin superstar is defending his Olympic crown tonight. If Chopra wins gold in Paris, Neeraj can become the fifth man in Olympics history to defend his title at the Olympics. Chopra's idol Jan Zelezny defended his title in 1992, 1996 and 2000. Can Neeraj join his idol at Paris Games?