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India's biggest hope for a gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 lies on the shoulders of World and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra. The javelin thrower won the Gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and became the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics in Olympic.
When will Neeraj Chopra's event start?
Neeraj Chopra will take the field on August 6 in the Men's Javelin qualification round. Along with him, another Indian javelin thrower Kishore Jena will also take part in the qualification round.
When will be the final of the Men's Javelin at Paris Olympics?
The medal event of the Men's Javelin is scheduled to take place on 8th August.
Read Also | Paris Olympics 2024: Full Schedule of Indian Athletes
How did Neeraj Chopra perform in 2024?
Neeraj Chopra has participated in three competitions till now in 2024. In May, he participated in the Doha Diamond League and finished second. He then followed it up by winning the gold medal in the Federation Cup in Bhubaneshwar. Post that, he won the Gold medal in Paavo Nurmi Games, in Finland.
Neeraj Chopra's best throws
| 1 | 89.94m | Stockholm Diamond League 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| 2 | 89.30m | Paavo Nurmi Games (Turku, Finland) | June 14, 2022 |
| 3 | 89.08m | Lausanne Diamond League 2022 | August 26, 2022 |
| 4 | 88.88m | Asian Games 2023 (Hangzhou) | October 4, 2023 |
| 5 | 88.77m | World Athletics Championships 2023 (Budapest) - Q | August 25, 2023 |
| 6 | 88.67m | Doha Diamond League 2023 (Qatar) | May 5, 2023 |
| 7 | 88.44m | Zurich Diamond League Final 2022 | September 8, 2022 |
| 8 | 88.39m | World Athletics Championships 2022 (Oregon) - Q | July 21, 2022 |
| 9 | 88.36m | Doha Diamond League 2024 | May 10, 2024 |
| 10 | 88.17m | World Athletics Championships 2023 (Budapest) - F | August 27, 2023 |
| 11 | 88.13m | World Athletics Championships 2022 (Oregon) - F | July 23, 2022 |
| 12 | 88.07m | Indian Grand Prix 3 (Patiala, India) | March 5, 2021 |
| 13 | 88.06m | Asian Games 2018 (Jakarta, Indonesia) | August 27, 2018 |
| 14 | 88.00m | Zurich Diamond League Final 2022 | September 8, 2022 |
| 15 | 87.86m | ACNW League Meeting 1 (Potchefstroom, South Africa) | January 28, 2020 |
| 16 | 87.80m | Federation Cup (Patiala, India) | March 17, 2021 |
| 17 | 87.73m | World Athletics Championships 2023 (Budapest) - F | August 27, 2023 |
| 18 | 87.66m | Lausanne Diamond League 2023 (Switzerland) | June 30, 2023 |
| 19 | 87.58m | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Finals (Japan) | August 7, 2021 |
| 20 | 87.46m | Stockholm Diamond League 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| 21 | 87.43m | Doha Diamond League (Qatar) | May 4, 2018 |
| 22 | 87.03m | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Finals (Japan) | August 7, 2021 |
| 23 | 87.00m | Zurich Diamond League Final 2022 | September 8, 2022 |
| 24 | 86.92m | Paavo Nurmi Games (Turku, Finland) | June 14, 2022 |
| 25 | 86.84m | Stockholm Diamond League 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| 26 | 86.79m | Kuortane Games 2021 (Finland) | June 26, 2021 |
| 27 | 86.69m | Kuortane Games 2022 (Finland) | June 18, 2022 |
| 28 | 86.67m | Stockholm Diamond League 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| 29 | 86.65m | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Qualifying (Japan) | August 4, 2021 |
| 30 | 86.52m | Doha Diamond League 2023 (Qatar) | May 5, 2023 |
| 31 | 86.48m | World U20 Championships 2016 (Bydgoszcz, Poland) | July 23, 2016 |
| 32 | 86.47m | Commonwealth Games 2018 (Gold Coast, Australia) |
April 14, 2018 |