Unlike other Sundays, the whole country was awake to see the Indians in action at the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene, USA. All eyes were on Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and Rohit Yadav in the men’s javelin event final, and triple jumper Eldhose Paul. While hopes of a medal for Paul and Yadav went up in smoke after three attempts in their respective events, the spotlight once again fell to India's golder boy Neeraj Chopra. However, unlike his previpus events this season, Neeraj had a false start before producing a legitimate throw of 82.39m in his second attempt. He bettered that in his third with a 86.37m throw before producing the silver-medal clinching throw in his fourth. His final two attemps were fouls. Defending champion Anderson Peters once again proved why his the best in business, with three 90m-plus throws on Sunday. His best effort came in the last throw of the event when he spent his spear to a distance of 90.54m. Get highlights of World Athletics Championships 2022 final at the Hayward Field. (More Sports News)
8:28 AM IST: History Made
Neeraj Chopra becomes the second Indian to win a medal at the World Championships after long jumper Anju Bobby George.
8:15 AM IST: Neeraj Chopra Settles For World Championships Silver
Neeraj Chopra fouls in his final attempt to settle for silver. Anderson Peters of Grenada wins gold and defends his title.
8:10 AM ST: Neeraj Fouls Again
Neeraj Chopra fouls in his fifth attempt but still in silver-medal position.
8:05 AM IST: Paul Finishes 7th
Meanwhile, in the men's triple jump final, India's Eldhose Paul hs finished 7th with a best effort of 16.79m.
7:54 AM IST: Neeraj Touches 88m Mark
Neeraj Chopra gets into medal position with a 88.13m throw in his fourth attempt. Neeraj is second in the table now.
7:41 AM IST: Rohit Betters Show
Rohit Yadav betters his throw with 78.72m in his third attempt.
7:34 AM IST: Neeraj Throws 86.37m
Neeraj Chopra betters his show with a 86.37m throw in his third attempt. Neeraj isn't happy with his throw.
7:30 AM IST: Peters Hits 90m Again
Anderson Peters makes it look so easy with a better show in his second attempt. He throws 90.46m.
7:20 AM IST: Neeraj Throws 82.39m
Finally, somthing to show for Neeraj. He throws 82.39m in his second attempt. Rohit Yadav registers a 78.05m throw in his second attempt.
7:18 AM IST: Paul Disappoints
Eldhose Paul puts on a below par show on his third attempt with a 13.86m distance.
7:15 AM IST: Peters Touches 90m-mark
Whoooa! Anderson Peters lives up to his expectations with a 90.21m throw in his first attempt. Neeraj surely has to put on a better show in his next five chances.
7:09 AM IST: Good Start By Rohit
Good start from another Indian in the fray, Rohit Yadav. The UP lad thorws his spear to a distance of 77.96m.
7:05 AM IST: Neeraj Fouls
Neeraj Chopra goes first but fouls in his first attempt. Jakub Vadlejch throws his spear to 85.52m.
6:59 AM IST: Paul Betters 2st Attempt
Eldhose Paul betters his first attempt with 16.79m in his second.
6:56 AM IST: Javelin Final
As the men's triple jump final takes place, the javelin throwers have started warming up. India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra will go first with Jakub Vadlejch second in line. Another Indian, Rohit Yadav will throw third.
6:48 AM IST: Paul At 6th After 1st Round
After the first round, India's Eldhose Paul is placed sixth in the table. Portugal's Pedro Pichardo and Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso lead the list with 17.95m and 17.55m respectively.
6:40 AM IST: Paul's First Attempt
Eldhose Paul makes his first attempt and covers a distance of 16.37m. Notably, the first five participants in the final have crossed the 17m-mark.
6:30 AM IST: Triple Jump Final Underway
The men's triple jump final is underway. India's Eldhose Paul is listed seventh in the order of the jump.
Greetings
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene. It’s a big day in Indian athletics as three from the country have made it to the medal round. If Neeraj Chopra manages to win, he will become only the third male javelin thrower to follow Olympic success with World Championships gold after Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen (2008-09) and world record holder Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic in 2000-01 and 1992-93.
