Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra finished #1 in the Men’s Javelin Throw Group A to make his way into the final at Tokyo Olympics 2021, know its live streaming and timing
The track and field athlete from Panipat, who also serves as the Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army, topped the Men’s Javelin Throw Group A and qualified for the final. He is the first Indian athlete to finish on top of the qualification round, let alone enter an Olympic final.
Tokyo Olympics Live: Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Final Schedule And Live Streaming
The 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra hurled the javelin at a distance of 86.65m in his first attempt only, going way past the automatic qualification of 83.50m which only six men were able to cross. He finished at number one, followed by Germany’s world leader Johannes Vetter (85.64m) and Finland’s Lassi Etelรคtalo (84.50m). The Men’s Javelin Throw Final will take place on Saturday, 7th August, 2021 at 4.30pm IST.
He came ๐ถ
Warmed up ๐
Threw his first attempt of 86.65 ๐จ
Qualified for the final โ
Left ๐See you in the final on 7th August, Neeraj! ๐#StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #Tokyo2020 | #Olympics | @Neeraj_chopra1 pic.twitter.com/5MkYOfd1CO
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) August 4, 2021
Meanwhile, Indian silver medallist Shivpal Singh, who has a personal best of 86.23m, fell short of 10m as he finished #12 in Group B, failing to qualify. However, his group was topped by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem (85.16m) who, just like Chopra, is the first athlete entering an Olympic final from his country.
Following are the other athletes who qualified for the Men’s Javelin Throw final: Andrian Mardare (Moldova), Kim Amb (Sweden), Alexandru Novac (Romania), Vรญtฤzslav Veselรฝ and Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic), Julian Weber and Johannes Vetter (Germany), Pavel Mialeshka and Aliaksei Katkavets (Belarus), Lassi Etelรคtalo (Finland) and Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan).
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Final Live Streaming Details, Date and Time
Indian viewers can watch Neeraj Chopra perform at the javelin throw final on Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3, Sony Six, Doordarshan and the Sony LIV app on your mobile. The timings for the event are 4.30pm IST, 7am EST, 12pm BST and 9pm AEST.
India: Sony Sports Network, SonyLIV, Doordarshan
Romania:ย TVR
UK: BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC iPlayer, Eurosport, Discovery+
USA: NBC, Peacock TV, fuboTV
Belarus: Belteleradio
Germany:ย ARD ZDF
Sweden:ย Kanal 5
Czech Republic: ฤT
Finland: Yle TV 2
Australia: Channel 7, 7plus, 7Two, 7Mate
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