World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE: Neeraj Chopra jumps to top with throw of 88.17 metres
World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE: Neeraj Chopra jumps to top with throw of 88.17 metres
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World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE
Germany’s Julian Weber meanwhile jumps to the second spot with a throw of 85.79m while Jakub Vadlejch is third with 84.18m.
Kishore Jena moves to the 2nd spot with a throw of 82.82m in his second attempt while DP Manu’s second attempt is a foul, and he remains second from bottom with his first attempt of 78.44m.
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World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE
Neeraj Chopra jumps right to the top! He started with a false throw, but is back on top with a throw of 88.17 metres in his second place! Can he hold on to the top spot in the remaining attempts?
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World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE
Finland’s Oliver Helander leads the way at the end of the first attempt with a distance of 83.38 metres with Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch second (82.59m).
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World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE
Not the best start for Neeraj Chopra as he starts off with a foul! Compatriot DP Manu, meanwhile, starts off with a throw of 78.44 metres. Kishore Jena's first attempt reads 75.70 metres.
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World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE
The men's javelin throw final is getting underway at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, with the Indian trio of Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena hoping to open India's medal count on the final day of the competition.
Stay tuned for more updates.
23:36 (IST)
India smash Asian record...medal next?
Not only did the quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh give heavyweights USA a scare during the men's 4x400m relay qualifying round, with the Indians qualifying for a maiden final with a second-place finish, but they ended up smashing the Asian record that was previously held by Japan with a timing of 2 minute 59.05 seconds!
Can they go a step further and win a maiden medal? Time will tell
23:25 (IST)
Can Manu and Kishore join Chopra on javelin podium?
While Neeraj Chopra's season-best effort of 88.77 metres in the qualifying round of the men's javelin throw event hogged the limelight, fellow Indians DP Manu and Kishore Jena too managed to enter the finals — both breaching the 80-metre mark.
Though there will be intense competition in the final, especially with Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem going past the 86-metre mark in qualfiying, there is a possiblity of the Indians sweeping the podium later tonight. Difficult, but not entirely impossible.
23:15 (IST)
India schedule for Day 9 of World Athletics Championships:
11.45 pm IST: Men's Javelin Throw Final (Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena)
12.35 am IST: Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final (Parul Chaudhary)
1.07 am IST: Men's 4x400m Relay final (Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh)
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final day of 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with India in contention for a medal in as many as three events.
Indians will be in contention in three different finals on the ninth day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Highlight of the candidates is Neeraj Chopra in the javelin throw event.
Neeraj Chopra, who won silver at the last World Athletics Championships, sent his javelin a distance of 88.77m in the first, and only, attempt in the qualification round to qualify for the final and the 2024 Paris Olympics. It was his season’s best effort and fourth best throw of his career.
Chopra has won gold medals in the Olympics (Tokyo in 2021), Asian Games (2018) and Commonwealth Games (2018), besides becoming the Diamond League champion last year. What’s missing is the World Championships gold and he’d be out to vie for it on Sunday.
DP Manu (81.31m) and Kishore Jena (80.55m) have also made the cut and qualified for the men’s javelin throw final.
Late at night, on Monday morning, Parul Chaudhary will participate in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final.
Parul is only the second Indian female athlete to progress to the final of a track event at a World Athletics Championships. She had finished fifth during the heats, clocking a personal best of 9 minutes 24.29 seconds.
In the penultimate event of this year’s World Athletics Championships, quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh will take the track in the 4x400m relay event.
They had shattered the Asian record during the qualifying round with a time of 2 minute 59.05 seconds. They finished second in the heats behind USA (2:58.47). Previous Asian record (2:59.51) belonged to Japan with the previous national record set at 3:00.25 in 2021.
India on Sunday (27 August) at World Athletics Championships:
Men’s Javelin Throw Final – Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena – 11:45PM IST
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final – Parul Chaudhary – 12:35AM IST
Men’s 4x400m Relay Final – India (Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh) – 1:07AM IST
Where to watch World Athletics Championships in India?
World Athletics Championships are being live streamed on the JioCinema app and website in India. There is no live TV broadcast of the event in India.
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