Thank you for reading HT’s live blog of the men's javelin final at the Paris Olympics 2024. Gold eluded Neeraj Chopra as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem upstaged the defending champion in the men's javelin final contested at the Stade de France on Thursday. Destroying the competition, Nadeem smashed an Olympic record with a stunning throw of 92.97m in his second attempt. Neeraj bounced back with a decent throw of 89.34m to secure India's first silver medal at the Paris Games. Neeraj is the first Indian in track and field to win back-to-back individual Olympic medals. Grenada's Anderson Peters joined Neeraj and Arshad on the podium. Peters grabbed the bronze medal with his 88.54m throw. Nadeem's record-breaking throw was the sixth-longest in history. Nadeem knelt and kissed the ground after Chopra's final attempt as the javelin star bagged Pakistan's first Olympic medal in athletics.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Former Pakistan cricketer and ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan was all praise for Arshad Nadeem after the javelin star bagged a historic gold at the Paris Games. "Congratulations to Pakistan's Olympic flag bearer Arshad Nadeem for an absolute brilliant javelin performance winning a gold medal for Pakistan. His persistence & perseverance has done him & the nation proud. It is the first time any Pakistani has won an individual gold for athletics in the Olympics. He is an inspiration for our younger generation," the legendary Pakistani cricketer said.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra braved an injury to win a historic silver medal for India at the Paris Olympics. The javelin superstar fired an impressive throw to take the second spot in the Paris final. "We are very happy, for us silver is also equal to gold...he was injured, so we are happy with his performance," Neeraj's mother, Saroj Devi told ANI after the World Champion sealed Inda's first silver in Paris. Chopra was under the pump throughout the final. However, his one legitimate throw (89.45m) paved the way for the defending champion to take home a silver medal.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Bossing the men's javelin final from start to finish, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem shattered the Olympic record with his stunning throw of 92.97m. Nadeem also signed off from the India vs Pakistan final in style with a closing throw of 91.79m. Pakistan’s cricket team also watched Arshad's historic performance at the Paris Games 2024.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Did you know? Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem never defeated defending champion Neeraj Chopra in his last 10 outings before the javelin men's final at the Paris Games. Nadeem's monster effort of 92.97m is a world record.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Gold eluded Neeraj Chopra at the Paris Games 2024. The World Champion signed off with a second-best podium finish at the Paris Games - India's first silver medal in the 2024 edition of the Summer Games. Reacting to Chopra's silver-medal finish, Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir shared a special message for the javelin superstar. “The icon never returns without bringing joy to every Indian! #NeerajChopra,” the Indian head coach said.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem bagged the Olympic men's javelin title in Paris. Scripting history for his nation, Nadeem has secured his country's first individual gold at the Olympics. Nadeem threw an Olympic record throw of 92.97 metres to upstage Neeraj Chopra. India's defending champion Neeraj won silver with 89.45. Grenada's Anderson Peters claimed bronze with 88.54m.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra bags the first silver medal for India in the ongoing edition of the Paris Games. Anderson Peters gets the bronze medal while Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem has become the new Olympic champion.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Another monstrous throw by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in his final throw. Primed for gold, he fires a stunning throw of 91.79. He crossed the 90m mark twice in the final.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra settles for silver as Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem takes home the gold medal.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Anderson Peters has assured himself of a bronze medal! His throw in the 6th round is 81.83. India’s Neeraj Chopra is next.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Julius Yego gets the 5th spot as the Kenya star finishes his campaign with a throw of 81.58. Jakub Vadlejch is next with his final shot at the Paris Games. He stays on his feet to earn a 4th-placed finish. He gets 83.27. Neeraj Chopra will have his final throw shortly.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: End of the road for Keshorn Walcott. He has opted not to throw in the final round. Julian Weber lining up his final throw in the last round. One last throw from him and it fails to cross the 85m mark. The three-time Olympian signs off with 84.09.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Another throw, another foul by Neeraj Chopra! He is livid with himself. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem is on the cusp of clinching the gold medal as we enter the final round. Neeraj has fired back-to-back foul throws after getting himself into the second position in the men’s javelin final.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Anderson Peters is on a roll! He is one of the consistent performers in the final. With a throw of 87.38, he made sure all of his throws breached the 86m mark at Paris. Jakub Vadlejch is next and he gets 84.98. We are heading to the final round! Neeraj Chopra is next, folks!

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Julius Yego of Kenya on the runway! He falls to the ground after his 5th throw. He only gets 83.20 in the 5th round. Julian Weber fired an 87.40 throw in 5th round but the German is placed 6th.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem with a below par effort in round 4. His throw even failed to cross the 80m mark in the ongoing round. Despite his throw of 79.40, Arshad is still gold-medal bound in Paris.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Back-to-back no throws by Neeraj Chopra! Another red flag for Neeraj and India’s golden boy remains second in the standings.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Anderson Peters takes the third spot from Jakub Vadlejch. With a much-improved throw of 88.54, he takes the third spot.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Julius Yego remains 4th with a throw of 86.85. Keshorn Walcott fires a 78.96. Julian Weber gets 86.85 in his 4th attempt. Luiz Mauricio da Silva, Toni Keranen, Andrian Mardare, and Oliver Helander are already out of the men's final.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Only the top 8 javelin throwers will enter the business end of the competition at the men’s javelin final. With 8 athletes remaining after the first three rounds, round 4 is underway in Paris.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan is still dominating the men's javelin final. Jakub Vadlejch is third (88.50) while Neeraj Chopra is silver medal-bound with his throw of 89.45.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra is gunning for the top spot in his third attempt. He is in silver medal position with his decent throw of 89.45. Can he surpass record-breaker Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan? No is the answer. He ends his 3rd attempt with a foul.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Jakub Vadlejch has taken the third spot! With a throw of 88.50, Jakub has taken the bronze medal position from Anderson Peters. Next is Neeraj Chopra!

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem is not pleased with himself. He gets a throw of 88.72 in the 3rd attempt. Arshad and India' Neeraj Chopra (89.45) are still leading the charts.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Arshad Nadeem surpassed Andreas Thorkildsen of Denmark to break the Olympic record at the Paris Games 2024. Nadeem got himself into the lead with a monster throw of 92.97m. Arshad and Neeraj Chopra (89.45) have taken the first two spots after 2 rounds. Anderson Peters is third with 87.45.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: A brilliant throw of 89.45 in the 2nd attempt and Neeraj Chopra has put himself in the silver medal position. The gold medallist at the Tokyo Games is only behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who fired an absolute stunner of 92.97 - an Olympic record.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Huge scream by Neeraj Chopra in his 2nd attempt - It is a massive improvement by the defending champion. Chopra opens the account with 89.45 - his season best.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Arshad Nadeem, what have you done! The Pakistan star takes the top spot and breaks the Olympic record. Nadeem stuttered on the run-up in the 1st attempt. He has smashed the record in his 2nd. A stunning throw of 92.97!

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Anderson Peters of Grenda has taken the lead in round 2. Jakub Vadlejch opened the round with 84.52. He was topped by Anderson, who has taken the top spot with 87.87!

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Oliver Helander of Finland comes with a throw of 81.24 in round 1 to take the third spot. Toni Keranen is fourth with 80.92. Anderson Peters is second with 84.70. Keshorn Walcott is leading with 86.16.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Defending champion kickstarted his title defence with a no-throw. Yes, Neeraj fouled his opening attempt. The Tokyo gold medallist fell to the ground after his first throw. Keshorn Walcott is leading with his 86.16 attempt.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Jakub Vadlejch of Czechia kicked off the event with an 80.15m throw. Grenada's Anderson Peters fired a stunning throw of 84.70m. Keshorn Walcott announced himself with an 86.16m throw. Neeraj Chopra is next!

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Clock ticking for Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who is next to fire his first throw in the final. FOUL! Nadeem, the silver-medallist in the World Championship, starts with a red flag in the final at the Paris Games.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra has arrived! The World Champion is introduced to the crowd - the Stade de France is packed to the rafters. Chopra with a traditional Namaste as he arrives to defend the crown. Andreas Thorkildsen, the Norwegian track and field athlete icon, holds the Olympic record in the men's javelin event. He fired a stunning throw of 90.57 at the Beijing Games.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra is all set to defend his crown as we are moments away from the men's final at the Olympics. The defending champion is done with his warm-ups. The reigning world champion is up against the likes of at the Stade de France. Julian Weber of Germany, two-time world champion Anderson Peters, superstar Jakub Vadlejch and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra recorded the second-best throw of his career at the Paris Games. Only five Paris Olympics players have breached the 90m mark at least once in their respective careers. None of the stars have crossed the 90m mark this season. Golden Boy Neeraj is aiming to become the first Indian to win two gold medals in an individual event in the multi-sporting spectacle.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra has arrived at the State de France for the summit clash. The World Champion is warming up for the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics. He is taking the javelin runway to fire his practice throws before the showdown clash.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra is defending the men’s javelin throw crown in Paris tonight. Chopra will be in action for the Men’s Javelin Throw at the State de France soon. The summit clash starts at 11:55 pm IST. You can watch the men’s javelin throw final on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. The Paris 2024 Olympics men’s javelin throw final also has a live streaming available on JioCinema.

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Pakistan's pride, Arshad Nadeem, has defeated superstar two-time world champion Anderson Peters who has a personal best 93.07m. Nadeem bagged gold by getting the better of Peters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He fired a stunning throw of 90.18m. The Pakistan star won silver and finished behind Neeraj Chopra, who claimed gold at the 2023 Budapest World Championships. Can Pakistan's Nadeem finish ahead of Neeraj Chopra in javelin throw final at the Paris Games?

Neeraj Chopra javelin Olympics 2024 final live: Neeraj Chopra's idol, Jan Železný of Czech Republic is considered the greatest javelin thrower ever. Why? He has shattered the world record four times. Jan has also won three Olympic gold medals in his trophy-laden career. Germany’s Johannes Vetter came close to breaking his record with a 97.76m throw in 2020.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Did you know? 104.8 metres (343 ft 9 in) is the farthest a javelin has ever been thrown by a human. German athlete Uwe Hohn bagged the feat in 1984. Later, the javelin was redesigned in 1986. The modern javelin world record is geld by Jan Železný of the Czech Republic. Zelezny is also Neeraj Chopra's idol.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Julius Yego entered the final of the javelin men's final with a throw of 85.97m. However, Yego vowed to unleash a record-breaking throw. “Expect something big. Bigger than 90m,” he said. India’s Neeraj Chopra recorded his season-best throw of 89.34m to enter the final. Can Yego beat Neeraj in the final?

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Defending champion Neeraj Chopra has declared himself ready for the javelin men's final at the Paris Olympics. Neeraj fired his season-best throw of 89.34m to top the group standings. "It has happened in the past when the first throw did not come good. (But) I try to do better in the first attempt," Chopra said. "I am better now. I will focus on the final. I am trying to keep it in mind and warm up properly. I am feeling better now. I will try to do my best in the final," he added.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra has featured in three events this year before the Indian superstar touched down in Paris to defend his Olympic title. The 26-year-old was second in the Doha Diamond League in May with a throw of 88.36m. Neeraj opted to withdraw from Ostrava Golden Spike on May 28. Chopra withdrew as a precautionary measure after he felt "something" in his adductor. He also opted out of the Paris Diamond League on July 7.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Pakistan’s Nadeem Arshad was placed in Group B in the men's javelin qualification round of the Paris Games. Just like Neeraj, the Pakistani javelin thrower bagged an automatic qualification with a season’s best throw of 86.59m. Nadeem has not upstaged Chopra in 10 meetings since 2016. Arshad won gold with a throw of 90.18m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Neeraj is yet to breach the 90m mark.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Two-time world champion Anderson Peters was second in group standings with his throw of 88.63m. Julian Weber of Germany followed the Grenada star with an impressive throw of 87.76m. Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan also joined Neeraj Chopra in the final from Group B. The Pakistani star fired a throw of 86.59m to enter the final. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch placed himself seventh with a first-round throw of 85.63m.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra scripted history by landing India's first-ever athletics gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Chopra needed only one big throw at the World Championships to qualify for the men's final. Chopra won India's first-ever gold medal at the Worlds with an 88.17m effort in the final. Chopra became the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra (2008) to get an individual gold at the Olympics. He is also the first Indian since independence to win a medal in athletics at the Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra is aiming to become the fifth man in Olympics history to defend his title. Only Eric Lemming (Sweden; 1908 and 1912), Jonni Myyra (Finland; 1920 and 1924), Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic; 1992, 1996 and 2000) and Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway; 2004 and 2008) have achieved the historic feat at the Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra is eyeing another piece of history at the Paris Games. The Indian javelin superstar is defending his Olympic crown tonight. If Chopra wins gold in Paris, Neeraj can become the fifth man in Olympics history to defend his title at the Olympics. Chopra's idol Jan Zelezny defended his title in 1992, 1996 and 2000. Can Neeraj join his idol at Paris Games?

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Defending champion Neeraj Chopra produced his season-best effort in the qualification phase of the men's javelin event. Chopra covered 89.34m to top Group A and Group B at the Stade de France. Speaking to reporters, Neeraj wanted to end the interaction as quickly as possible. "The faster we do it (the interaction), the better for my rest," Neeraj told reporters.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra asserted that anyone who achieved automatic qualification is in really good form at the Paris Games 2024. Neeraj topped the standings with his massive throw of 89.34m. Neeraj's Paris opening throw was the second-best performance of his career. Though Neeraj dominated the group stage, he is only getting started in Paris. “I just wanted to get my throw done so I could do my stretching and relax. You get confidence and motivation after a good throw. But, hopefully, I keep my best for the final because that is the real thing. Asli cheez baki hai. Tagda competition hoga," Neeraj said.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: India's Kishore Jena failed to fire in the men's qualification round of the Paris Games 2024. The Indian javelin thrower recorded his best attempt of 80.73m in Group A. However, the qualification standard at the Paris Games was set at 84.00. Jena finished 9th in Group A while Neeraj topped Group B and the overall standings to enter the final.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: Neeraj Chopra made his presence felt with his first throw in the javelin men's qualification phase at the Paris Olympics 2024. Olympic champion Neeraj kickstarted his title defence in Paris with a stunning throw of 89.39m. Topping the group and overall standings of the javelin event, world champion Neeraj was one and done in Paris.

Neeraj Chopra Olympics 2024 live: All eyes are on Neeraj Chopra as the World Champion is set to defend his Olympic crown in the men's javelin final at the Paris Olympics 2024. India’s Golden Boy topped the javelin throw qualification round the ‘asli cheez baki hai’ for Neeraj. The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist has warned his rivals that the Indian javelin superstar is saving his best for the final.

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