Neeraj Chopra Sets New National Record With 89.30 Metre Javelin Throw
Highlights:
- India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set a new national record as he threw 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.
- Chopra’s earlier national record was 88.07m which he had set in Patiala in March last year.
- He had won the Tokyo Olympics gold with a throw of 87.58m on August 7, 2021.
- Finland’s Oliver Helander won the gold medal at the event with a throw of 89.83 metres.
- Chopra's joy of leading the pack was short-lived as 2019 World Champion Anderson Peters of Grenada threw the javelin 90.31 metre in his third attempt.
- Peters holds the world record of 93.07 metres which was set earlier this year in Doha.
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