Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:52pm on 08 Aug 2024,Thursday Sports
Neeraj Chopra secured silver in the men’s javelin final at the Paris Olympics, throwing 89.45m, his best Olympic effort. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem clinched gold with a record-breaking 92.97m throw, setting a new Olympic record. Chopra, who won gold in Tokyo, missed out on becoming the first Indian to win two individual Olympic gold medals. The final saw intense competition with multiple throwers surpassing Chopra’s previous gold-winning mark. Nadeem's victory marks Pakistan's first-ever gold in an individual Olympic event, while Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch finished fourth.
