Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Event Highlights, World Athletics Championships: Neeraj, DP Manu, Kishore Jena qualify

Neeraj has qualified for the Paris Olympics and leads the pack. 

Here are the finalists:

1. Chopra (India) - 88.77m (SB)

2. Nadeem (Pakistan) - 86.79m (SB)

3. Vadlejch (Czech Republic) - 83.50m

4. Weber (Germany) - 82.39m

5. Matusevicius (Lithuania) - 82.35m

6. Manu (India) - 81.31m

7. Wegner (Poland) - 81.25m

8 Abdelrahman (Egypt) - 80.75m

9. Jena (India) - 80.55m

10. Helander (Finland) - 80.19m

11. Herman (Belgium) - 80.11m

12. Mardare (Moldovia) - 79.78m

Jena qualifies from Group B, despite not hitting the qualification mark! Nadeem tops Group B with a massive 86.79m throw, followed by Vadlejch, who threw 83.50.

1. Nadeem (Pakistan) - 70.63m, 81.53m, 86.79m (Q)

2. Vadlejch (Czech Republic) - 81.34m, 83.50 (Q)

3. Matusevicius (Lithuania) - 78.44m, 82.35m, -

4. Abdelrahman (Egypt) - 80.75m, x, x

5. Jena (India) - 80.55m, 78.07, x

6. Helander (Finland) - x, 80.19m, x

7. Herman (Belgium) - 73.00m, 80.11m

8. Mardare (Moldova) - 79.78m, 77.27m, 79.00m

9. Mrzyglod (Poland) - 78.28m, 78.49m, 77.35m

10. Etelatalo (Finland) - 76.89m, 76.19, x

11. Mcentyre (Australia) - x, 75.44m, 78.10m

12. Da Silva (Brazil) - 68.25m, 77.70m, 74.17

13. Herczeg (Hungary) - 72.31m, 76.18m, x

14. Novac (Romania) - 75.75m, 74.61m, 74.67m

15. Samuelsson (Sweden) - 73.81m, x, 75.50m

16. Strobinders (Latvia) - 74.46m, 73.98, x

17. Felfner (Ukraine) - x, x, 73.94m

x. Dabbs (USA) - x, x , x

x. Sakiyama (Japan) - x, x, x

Kishore's final attempt! He gets his lowest today, 77.12m! But he has a best of 80.55m, fifth in Group B! Still has a chance to qualify!

Arshad Nadeem qualifies! He makes it his third consecutive season best with a sensational throw, 86.79m and beats Vadlejch as of now. He is second to Neeraj!

Here's how Group B looks now:

1. Vadlejch (Czech Republic) - 81.34m, 83.50 (Q)

2. Matusevicius (Lithuania) - 78.44m, 82.35m

3. Nadeem (Pakistan) - 70.63m, 81.53m

4. Abdelrahman (Egypt) - 80.75m, x

5. Jena (India) - 80.55m, 78.07m

6. Helander (Finland) - x, 80.19m

7. Mardare (Moldova) - 79.78m, 77.27m

8. Mrzyglod (Poland) - 78.28m, 78.49m

9. Etelatalo (Finland) - 76.89m, 76.19

10. Da Silva (Brazil) - 68.25m, 77.70m

11. Herczeg (Hungary) - 72.31m, 76.18m

12. Novac (Romania) - 75.75m, 74.61m

13. Mcentyre (Australia) - x, 75.44m

14. Strobinders (Latvia) - 74.46m

15. Samuelsson (Sweden) - 73.81m

16. Herman (Belgium) - 73.00m

x. Dabbs (USA) - x, x

x. Fefner (Ukraine) - x, x

x. Sakiyama (Japan) - x, x

Nadeem leads with a strong second throw and beats his season best by a huge margin, 81.53m! He leads Group B now!

1. Nadeem (Pakistan) - 70.63m, 81.53m

2. Vadlejch (Czech Republic) - 81.34m

3. Abdelrahman (Egypt) - 80.75m

4. Jena (India) - 80.55m

5. Mardare (Moldova) - 79.78m

6. Mrzyglod (Poland) - 78.28, 78.49

7. Matusevicius (Lithuania) - 78.44m

8. Da Silva (Brazil) - 68.25m, 77.70m

9. Etelatalo (Finland) - 76.89m

10. Herczeg (Hungary) - 72.31m, 76.18m

11. Novac (Romania) - 75.75m, 74.61m

12. Strobinders (Latvia) - 74.46m

13. Samuelsson (Sweden) - 73.81m

14. Herman (Belgium) - 73.00m

x. Dabbs (USA) - x

x. Helander (Finland) - x

x. Fefner (Ukraine) - x

x. Sakiyama (Japan) - x

x. Mcentyre (Australia) - x

Pakistan's Arshad gets his seaosn best of 70.63m. He is eighth in Group B and will need to do much better, if he wants to qualify!

Kishore begins his campaign with a good 80.55m throw, but doesn't get to the qualification mark! Despite that, he leads in Group B now!

Group B has begun, with Poland's Mrzyglod registering 78.28m in his first attempt. Meanwhile, Hungarys Hervzeg (72.31m) and Brazil's Da Silva (68.25m) also did their first throws.

Manu still has a chance, although he didn't hit the qualification mark! His best throw was 81.31m and it placed him third in Group A, behind Weber and Neeraj. He will have to wait for the Group B results, where Kishore will be in action!

Kishore will begin his campaign in few minutes with Group B qualifiers set to start! He will be hoping to put in a good performance!

Neeraj was the only one to hit the qualifying mark with his 88.77m throw. Meanwhile, Manu finished third with a 81.31m best throw. He didn't hit the qualification mark but has a good chance to qualify!

1. Neeraj (India) - 88.77

2. Weber (Germany) - 81.05m, 82.39m, 80.83m

3. Manu (India) - 78.10m, 81.31m, 80.83.

4. Wegner (Poland) - 76.50, 81.25m, 75.74m

5. Kuusela (Finland) - 79.27m, x, x

6. Dean (Japan) - 78.21m, 78.57m, 79.21m

7. Peters (Grenada) - 78.02m, 77.51m, 78.49m

8. Yego (Kenya) - x, 78.42m, 76.88m, 76.68m

9. Gailums (Latvia) - 77.20, 77.43m, x

10. Ogura (Japan) - 76.65, x, 75.70

11. Williamson (USA) - 76.10m, x, x

12. Smit (South Africa) - 64.29m, 75.03m, 71.21m

13. Sosaia (France) - 68.23m, 74.80m, x

14. Thompson (USA) - 72.46m, 72.99, 74.21m

15. Ramos (Portugal) - 66.02m, 74.03m, 73.55m

16. Cakss (Latvia) - x, 72.34, 73.42m

17. Rodrigues (Brazil - x, 67.11m, 72.34m, 72.34m

- Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) - x

Here's how Group A looks like now!

1. Neeraj (India) - 88.77 (Q)

2. Weber (Germany) - 81.05m, 82.39m, 80.83m

3. Manu (India) - 78.10m, 81.31m

4. Wegner (Poland) - 76.50, 81.25m

5. Kuusela (Finland) - 79.27m, x, x

6. Dean (Japan) - 78.21m, 78.57m

7. Yego (Kenya) - x, 78.42m, 76.88m

8. Peters (Grenada) - 78.02m, 77.51m

9. Gailums (Latvia) - 77.20, 77.43m

10. Ogura (Japan) - 76.65, x, 75.70

11. Williamson (USA) - 76.10m

12. Smit (South Africa) - 64.29m, 75.03m

13. Sosaia (France) - 68.23m, 74.80m

14. Ramos (Portugal) - 66.02m, 74.03m

15. Cakss (Latvia) - x, 72.34, 73.42m

16. Thompson (USA) - 72.46m, 72.99

17. Rodrigues (Brazil - x, 67.11m, 72.34m, 72.34m

- Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) - x

Manu is third now with a good throw, behind Neeraj and Weber. He started off with 78.10 and then crosses 80m with a 81.31 throw in his second attempt!

Peters hit 78.02m in his first throw, and now follows it up with a 77.51m throw. Lower! He relies on speed, and his fitness issues aren't helping with that!

Here's how Group A stands now:

1. Neeraj (India) - 88.77m

2. Weber (Germany) - 81.05m

3. Kuusela (Finland) - 79.27m

4. Dean (Japan) - 78.21m

5. Manu (India) - 78.10m

6. Peters (Grenada) - 78.02m

7. Gailums (Latvia) - 77.20

8. Ogura (Japan) - 76.65

9. Weger (Poland) - 76.50

10. Williamson (USA) - 76.10m

11. Thompson (USA) - 72.46m

12. Sosaia (France) - 68.23m

13. Rodrigues (Brazil - x, 67.11m

14. Ramos (Portugal) - 66.02m

15. Smit (South Africa) - 64.29m

- Yego (Kenya) - x

- Cakss (Latvia) - x

- Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) - x

Neeraj's turn!

He jogs with ease and that is a huge, huge throw! It is good from Neeraj! THAT IS MASSIVE! HE GETS HIS SEASON BEST! 88.77m!

MANU IS FOURTH!

What a throw by Manu! He is fourth now, but doesn't breach the 80m mark, gets 78.10 m.

Weber leads!

Weber is leading right now with a 81.05m throw! Kuusela is second (79.27m), followed by Japan's Dean (78.21m). Ogura is fourth with a 76.65m throw, USA's Thimpson is fifth with 72.46m and France's Sosaia (68.23m) is sixth.

Group A qualification has begun with the first attempts!

Kuusela starts with 79.27m in his first attempt. Then, Japan's Ogura also goes below 80m, registering 76.65m. 

Day 7 of the Budapest Worlds gets underway, with the men's 100m decathlon. Heat 1 to begin!

Neeraj will be last in his Group A qualification round, with Manu slotted in at 14th. Meanwhile, Kishore is sixth in Group B.

Last year, the Doha Diamond League saw Anderson Peters, two-time world champion, get past the 90m mark with the fifth-longest throw in history (93.07m). Meanwhile, Jakib Vadlejch recorded 90.88m.

Speaking ahead of the Worlds, Neeraj said, "Competing and being consistent at the highest level against the world's best athletes is definitely challenging. At the beginning of the year, I had prepared quite well, but then I got injured which led me to skip a few competitions. After that, I returned and participated in the Lausanne Diamond League, where my performance was good. Since then, everything has gotten better, and I am happy with my performance and training."

"For me, the most important thing is to be mentally prepared for the challenge knowing that the World Championships is approaching, and I want to perform well there. I'm not carrying a specific throwing distance or medal target in my mind, but it's important that when I compete there - I don't want to have any fear of injury or anything else on my mind. I want to give it my best, and if that happens, I will come back better than before", he further added.

Ahead of the Worlds, Neeraj spoke about reaching the 90m mark. In conversation with Jio Cinema, he said, "Definitely, I'm close. I just need one perfect day with favourable weather conditions and I am confident I'll be able to achieve the throw."

"I have somewhat become accustomed to handling pressure. However, when I participate in competitions that occur once every two to four years (like the World Championships and the Olympics), there is undoubtedly a sense of responsibility. But, I always give my hundred percent and perform with complete focus. Initially, there were other factors which used to overwhelm me but gradually I have gotten used to it," he further added.