PremiumParis Olympics 2024: When and where to watch Kishore Jena and Neeraj Chopra’s javelin throw qualification
The top 12 athletes will qualify for the final on August 8. Chopra and Jena face stiff competition from at least 4 throwers with personal bests that breached the 90m-mark.
Last Updated: 12.37 PM, Aug 06, 2024
India’s biggest medal hope event is the men’s javelin throw, in which Neeraj Chopra is the defending champion. With the country’s haul limited to three bronze medals so far that came from shooting, the hope is that Chopra will add some sparkle by defending his title. The Tokyo Olympics champ, though, is coming into the Games having participated in only 3 competitive meets this year and registering throws nowhere near his personal best of 89.94m. He’s had a slight abductor issue, but nothing too worrisome, he’d maintained.
Chopra will take the field in the men’s javelin qualification from 3.20 pm onward on August 6. He is in Group B of the 32-member strong athlete list. His teammate Kishore Jena is in Group A and will begin ahead of Chopra at 1.50 pm. 11 of the 32 contestants have registered throws over 85m this season, with at least 4 boasting personal bests above 90m.
| Men's javelin throw Group A (Kishore Jena) | 1.50 pm onward, August 6, 2024 | Streaming partner: JioCinema |
| Men's javelin throw Group B (Neeraj Chopra) | 3.20 pm onward, August 6, 2024 | Streaming partner: JioCinema |
If you are looking at watching the men’s javelin qualification in India, tune in to Sports 18 on your television, or JioCinema for the live stream.
Group A
Julius Yego, Oliver Helander, Leandro Ramos, Kishore Jena, Keshorn Walcott, Teuraiterai Tupaia, Julian Weber, Genki Dean, Alexandru Novac, Dawid Wegner, Toni Keränen, Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed, Curtis Thompson, Patriks Gailums, Pedro Henrique Rodrigues, Jakub Vadlejch.
Group B
Neeraj Chopra, Gatis Čakšs, Max Dehning, Cameron McEntyre, Arshad Nadeem, Marcin Krukowski, Lassi Etelätalo, Nnamdi Chinecherem, Luiz Maurício da Silva, Moustafa Mahmoud, Artur Felfner, Timothy Herman, Anderson Peters, Andrian Mardare, Edis Matusevičius, Cyprian Mrzygłód.
Top rivals for Neeraj Chopra
Jakub Vadlejch’s best throw this year has been 88.65m, while Julian Weber is not far off with 88.37m, Max Dehning set a whopping 90.20m and Anderson Peters, who has a personal best of over 93m, with 86.62m. Neeraj will have to come up with a phenomenal first throw to ensure he’s on the line-up for the August 8 final.