Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra settles for a silver medal with a new National Record Through of 89.30m at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. This is a new national record as Neeraj improves his form of 87.58m at the Tokyo Olympics.
Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra settles for a Silver Medal with a New National Record Throw of 89.30m at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.@afi We can see several performance hikes in various events this season. Hope for more further. @Adille1 @Media_SAI @SPORTINGINDIAtw pic.twitter.com/cBLg4Ke8nh
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) June 14, 2022
Neeraj Chopra is India’s first-ever athlete to bag Gold for the country.
In Neeraj Chopra’s first competitive outing after Tokyo Olympics, he settles for Silver. Finland’s Oliver Helander won the Gold with a through of 89.83m.
Neeraj fouled on the subsequent three attempts. He threw 86.92 in the first attempt and 89.30 in the second, but he was fouled in the following three attempts. In the sixth attempt, he threw 85.85 meters and finished second.
