India’s ‘Golden Boy’, Neeraj Chopra begins his World Athletics Championships marketing campaign in the present day, within the javelin throw qualifying occasion. The Tokyo Olympics gold medal winner can be taking part within the Group A Qualifiers. Another Indian athlete taking part within the javelin throw occasion, Manu DP, will even be within the Group Some time Kishore Jena can be in Group B. In complete, 27 javelin throwers divided amongst Groups A and B, can be taking part in the qualifiers with a watch for the 12-man last, which is scheduled for Sunday. The computerized qualifying mark for the ultimate is 83.00 m.

Neeraj has already gained gold on the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. He can be the Diamond League champion. However, he has but to win a high prize within the World Championships. Last yr, he got here actually near clinching the gold final yr however needed to accept a silver, coming behind Grenada’s Anderson Peters.

It was India’s first-ever silver on the marquee athletics occasion and total second after Anju Bobby George’s bronze medal within the ladies’s lengthy leap again in 2003.

Neeraj is heading into the championships because the world’s top-ranked javelin thrower and can be aiming to win that elusive gold to spice up not solely his private cupboard but in addition India’s rising credentials in athletics.

India’s Manu DP, Kishore Jena, making their world championships debuts, will even be aiming to make an affect. Manu, a silver medalist on the Asian Athletics Championships this yr, is in Group Some time Jena sits in Group B.

Men’s Javelin Throw Qualifying Round Schedule:

• Neeraj Chopra: 1:40 PM IST
• Manu DP: 1:40 PM IST
• Kishore Jena: 3:15 PM IST

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A powerful area consisting of the likes of Reigning world champion Anderson Peters, London 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago and world No. 2 Julian Weber from Germany awaits the Indian trio. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem will even add a little bit of ‘India vs Pakistan’ flavour to this multi-country occasion. He is the reigning CWG champion.

With ANI inputs