India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wins the gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France, beating the 2012 London Olympics gold medallist-Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tabogo. Chopra’s throw of 85.17m put him way ahead at the gold medal position. He was followed by Maldova’s Andrian Mardare with a throw of 81.48m and Lithuania’s Edis Matusevcius throw of 79.31m.
Waclott came up with a throw of 78.26m, which earned him a fifth place.
“Well done Neeraj…keep going…Congratulations to Neeraj and coach Uwe Hohn (former World Record Holder in javelin throw). Thank you SAI and Govt of India for agreeing to send Neeraj to Finland along with coach for training on recommendation of Athletics Federation of India (AFI),” AFI President Adille Sumariwala tweeted.
The services man from Panipat made headlines when he broke the junior world record with a throw of 86.48m to claim the gold medal.
He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast earlier this year before breaking the national record with a 87.43m effort at the Doha Diamond League, where he finished fourth, competing against the world championship and Olympic medallists.
