Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for the final of the World Championships with a stellar throw of 88.39m in his first attempt here. Indian medal contender Neeraj, 24, started the men’s javelin throw Group A qualification round here on Thursday with a throw of 88.39 metres. This is the third best throw of his career. The medal round will take place on Sunday. The 83.50 m or 12 best performers in the two qualification round groups qualify for the final. Grenada’s defending champion Anderson Peters and another Indian Rohit Yadav will compete in Group B.
Chopra’s personal best is 89.94m. He competed at the 2017 London World Championships with hopes of making the final, but missed the automatic qualifying mark of 83 metres. He managed to throw only 82.26 meters.
