Will Neeraj Chopra & Kishore Jena Repeat the Asian Games Glory in Olympics 2024?

Author: Subhi Saxena  Date: 06/08/24

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Asian Games Glory

Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena made all the Indians proud with their masterclass performance in the Asian Games by grabbing the first and second spot on the podium. 

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Neeraj's Throw in Asian Games

Neeraj's first throw was 82.38m in the Asian games followed by 84.49m and a foul. He then threw a massive 88.88m long javelin and clinched the Gold. 

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Kishore's Throw in Asian Games

Kishore Jena's campaign started with 81.26m followed by 79.96m and 86.77m throws and then came his heroic throw of 87.54m which took him to the second spot podium finish.

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Qualification Standards

To Qualify for the Paris Olympics finals, one needs to throw either 84m and above or the top 12 best performers will qualify. Kishore Jena is in Group A and Neeraj Chopra is in Group B. 

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Their Groups

Neeraj Chopra is in the same group as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and Germany's Max Dehning whose season-best throw is 90.20m. Kishore Jena's group has WR 1 Jakub Vadlejch, WR 3 Julian Weber and WR 4 Oliver Helander.

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Personal Bests

Neeraj Chopra's best throw is 89.94 which came in the Stockholm Diamond League. Kishore Jena's Asian Games throw of 87.54m is his best throw. 

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Will he cross 90m Mark?

Neeraj Chopra is trying to break the 90m barrier, he's been throwing the Javelin above 88m constantly, and it is time to breach the 90m mark. 

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Defending the Gold Medal

Neeraj Chopra is a very strong contender for winning the Gold Medal once again but there can be barriers like Jakub Valdejch, Julian Weber and Arshad Nadeem who can stun the Indian. 

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