Neeraj Chopra In Javelin Throw Paris Olympics 2024 Qualifications: Indian Qualifies With Season Best 89.34m, Kishore Jena Exits - As It Happened

Group B: Neeraj Chopra (India), Gatis Cakss (Latvia), Max Dehning (Germany), Cameron McEntyre (Australia), Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan), Marcin Krukowski (Poland), Lassi Etelatalo (Finland), Nnamdi Chinecherem (Nigeria), Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil), Moustafa Mahmoud (Egypt), Artur Felfner (Ukraine), Timothy Herman (Belgium), Anderson Peters (Grenada), Andrian Mardare (Moldova), Edis Matusevicius (Lithuania), Cyprian Mrzyglod (Poland).

Neera Chopra is currently ranked no. 2 in the world after Czechia's Jakub Vadlejch.

Out of the 16 athletes, only four have qualified for the Men's Javelin Throw finals. Julian Weber of Germany was the first with a throw of 87.76m. Kenya's Julius Yego came second with his season's best 85.97m. Czechia's Jakub Vadlejch qualified with 85.63m. The last to qualify was Finland's Toni Keranen with his personal best of 85.27m.

India's javelin thrower Kishore Jena could not qualify after finishing with the best throw of 80.73m.

The defending champion of the men's javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra will start Group B's proceeding. He is the first in the line to go for the throw. Action soon.

Neeraj Chopra throw's his highest ever in any qualification round with 89.34m.

Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men's javelin throw finals with his season's best throw of 89.34m in the first attempt. It was Neeraj's personal best of this year.

Pakistan's star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem qualified for the finals with 86.59m in his first attempt.

Grenada's Peters Anderson qualified in the first attempt with a throw of 88.63m. He automatically qualified for the finals.

In the qualifiers, the athletes must cross the qualification standard (Q) to qualify for the finals. In the men's javelin throw at the Olympics 2024, the Qualification Standard is 84 metres. So, any athlete crossing the 84m mark will qualify for the medal round. 12 best athletes will enter the finals if they fail to touch the qualification mark.

Jan Zelezny of Czechia threw a distance of 98.48m in the men's javelin throw which is the world record. He achieved this feat on 25th May 1996 in Jena.

Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway has the Olympic record for the highest distance in men's javelin throw. His throw of 90.57m in the Beijing Olympics is still an Olympic record.

Brazil's Luiz Mauricio da Silva and the Republic of Maldova's Andrian Mardare qualified for the finals in their respective third attempts.

10 finalists have been confirmed who will compete for the medals in the final on 8th August. Finland's Lassi Etelatalo along with compatriot Oliver Helander and Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott qualified by time (track and relays) or performance (field events).

We have all 12 athletes confirmed who will be competing in the men's javelin throw final on 8th August. That's all from our side. Goodnight and goodbye!