Neeraj Chopra wins gold medal in the Javelin Throw event at Asian Games 2018. China’s Qizhen Liu finishes second, while Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem wins bronze.
Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra cruised to a gold medal win on day 9 at the Asian Games 2018. Chopra scored a personal best 88.06m in his third attempt during the event, and maintained a decent over of over 80 in five of his six attempts (one being disallowed for foul throw).
To put his score of 88.06m in perspective, Neeraj Chopra would’ve won a gold medal in two of the last four Olympic Games with this distance. He would also have secured a medal in the other two.
This is India’s first medal in the Javelin Throw event at the Asian Games. Neeraj Chopra joined PV Sindhu on day 9, who also made history by becoming the first Indian badminton player to reach the final of the individual event at the continental tournament.
Chopra had already recorded five scores above 85m before the Asian Games 2018. In the event, he took this tally to seven.
Here are some of the tweets from the match:
