Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinches gold in Kuortane Games

Kuortane [Finland]: Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra gave another sterling performance on Saturday as he clinched gold in the 2022 Kuortane Games in Finland.

Neeraj threw 86.69 m to clinch the top prize in tricky and wet conditions. In rainy conditions, Chopra started well but there was foul in his second throw.

The Indian javelin thrower hit the spot on his very first try at the tournament, had a foul on his second try, and bore a nasty slip in his third attempt, following which he chose to skip the remaining two attempts.

#IndianArmy congratulates Subedar Neeraj Chopra on winning #GoldMedal in #Javelin in Kuortane Games, #Finland. #IndianArmy #MissionOlympics pic.twitter.com/z5uIXsSkRl

— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) June 19, 2022

Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad settled for silver with a throw of 86.64m while Anderson Peters claimed bronze with a throw of 84.75m. India’s Sandeep Chaudhury was eighth in the standings with a throw of 60.35m.

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Heartiest Congratulations to Golden Boy @Neeraj_chopra1 on clinching his first title of the season at the #KuortaneGames 2022 with a throw of 86.69 metres for the top prize.

A Billion Cheers on your spectacular victory!!! pic.twitter.com/ZPubmEXlCn

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 18, 2022

Earlier this month, Neeraj took part at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland and won a silver while setting a new national record with a throw of 89.30m. The Golden Boy of India will next take part in the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League on June 30. (ANI)