Tokyo Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra wins SILVER for India at the World Athletics Championships. His best came at 88.13m. His rival Anderson Peters wins gold. This is India's first since 2003 and second overall after Anju Bobby George became the first Indian to win bronze in Paris where she recorded a jump of 6.70m.
-- Summary of the day:
JAVELIN THROW
Neeraj Chopra’s throws overall: foul, 82.39, 86.37, 88.13, foul, foul -- Silver medal
Rohit Yadav’s throws: 77.96, 78.05, 78.72 -- Finishes 10th
TRIPLE JUMP
Eldhose Paul’s attempts: 16.37, 16.79, 13.86 -- Finishes 9th
-- Match Report:
Eugene: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripted yet another history as he became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships by clinching silver in the javelin throw final. The 24-year-old Chopra, who had come into the showpiece as a hot medal favourite, produced a best throw of 88.13m to finish second. The legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George was the first Indian to win a medal -- bronze -- in the World Championships in the 2003 edition in Paris.
Chopra began with a foul throw and had 82.39m and 86.37m to be at fourth after three rounds. He got his rhythm back with a big fourth round throw of 88.13m, his fourth career-best effort, to jump to second place, which he held on to till the end. His fifth and sixth throws were fouls.
Defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada won gold with a best throw of 90.54m while Olympic silver winner Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic took the bronze with 88.09m. Chopra had topped the Group A qualification round and qualified for the final at second place behind Peters by sending his spear to 88.39m for his third career-best throw. Peters had topped Group B with an effort of 89.91m.
The other Indian in the fray, Rohit Yadav finished at 10th with a best throw of 78.72m. Rohit had finished 11th overall in the qualification round with a best throw of 80.42m. The 21-year-old Indian had recorded a season's and personal best of 82.54m while winning a silver at the National Inter-State Championships last month. Chopra had won Indian athletics' maiden gold in the Tokyo Olympics last year. He is only the second Indian to have won an individual gold in the Olympics, after shooter Abhinav Bindra, who clinched the yellow metal in 2008 Beijing Games.
-- Step by step live coverage of the event
Neeraj Chopra fifth attempt: A foul. He has one chance to move up Anderson Peters who has the best throw so far.
Neeraj might be in for a silver at the World Championships.... he is at second position currently
Javelin throw:
Neeraj Chopra's attempts: X, 82.39, 86.37, 88.13
Rohit Yadav's attempts: 77.96, 78.05, 78.72 (Ends with 10th position)
Triple jump:
Eldhose Paul'attempts: 16.37, 16.79, 13.86 (9th)
Neeraj heating up: He comes up with a humongous 88.13. In the second position now.
Rohit is out of the top eight for the final three throws. He finishes 10th.
Men's triple jump final update:
Paul couldn't make it top 8 post his three attempts. He finishes 9th.
Meanwhile, no harm in catching a breather and go for some reading.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem scores his season's best 82.05 meters for him.
Rohit with the 3rd attempt of 78.72 m
Neeraj Chopra third attempt: 86.37m. He stays at fourth position.
Jaw-dropping moment!
Anderson Peters makes a massive 90.46 meters in his second attempt.
Meanwhile, Paul is not having a great outing as he scores 13.86m in his third attempt.
Procedure: Every athlete will get three throws in this round. Following this, the top eight performers will move to the championship round where they will have three attempts again.
Rohit had a slight improvement of 78.05 m in his second attempt. Arshad Nadeem comes up with a 75 meter throw.
Javelin throw updates:
Neeraj Chopra Second attempt: 82.39m. He is now fourth in the list.
Grenada's Anderson Peters threw his spear at 90.21m in the first attempt while Julian Weber is second in the list with 86.86. A tall order for Chopra who is yet to touch 90m.
Fact:
Anju Bobby George is the first and lone India to have clinched India its World Athletics Championships medal in Paris 2003 where she recorded a jump of 6.70m to win bronze for India.
Rohit Yadav comes up with a throw of 77.96 m.
Neeraj Chopra
First attempt: The champion is here. But not a great start from him. Neeraj Chopra's first attempt was a foul.
Men’s triple jump final
Eldhose Paul’s attempts: 16.37, 16.79
Second attempt: 16.79, a slight improvement from the first one. It still won't be enough for Paul for a podium finish. Paul needs to crack the distance of over 17 if he has any shot on medal.
First attempt: Eldhose Paul has jumped 16.37 m in his first attempt. He is currently at the fifth position.
Eldhose Paul's personal best: 16.99m
Following is the schedule for today's fixtures
6:10am - Men's 4x400m Relay HEAT - India
6:30am Men's Triple Jump FINAL - Eldhose Paul
7:05am - Javelin Throw FINAL - Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav
