Neeraj Chopra Qualifies for Finals with Monster First Throw of 89.34m 'Paris Olympics'

Defending Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra said, he has saved his best for the final after topping the men’s javelin throw qualification with a throw of 89.34m in the Paris Olympics here at the Stade de France on Tuesday.

Neeraj achieved the best throw of the qualification across both groups in his first attempt to start his title defence in style. He won the gold medal in the



Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a throw of 87.58m. He became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal in the track and field event.

“This is just the qualification round, the mindset and the situation in the final are different. I should focus on the preparations for the final after getting a good start,” Neeraj told reporters after the end of the qualification round.