Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra fared higher from his final two performances as he completed third with an effort of 86.79m on the Kuorten Games in Finland on Saturday.
Chopra began with 83.21m after which despatched an iron spear to a distance of 86.79m in his second try. All the remaining 4 throws had been fouls.
Season-leader and 2017 world champion Johannes Wetter (SB: 96.29 m) of Germany received the occasion with a finest throw of 93.59 m. The German gold medalist is the favourite within the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott, who received gold on the 2012 London Olympics and bronze on the 2016 Rio Games, completed second with a finest throw of 89.12m.
Grenada’s reigning world champion Anderson Peters was fourth with a finest throw of 83.46m.
This was Chopra’s third finest efficiency this season since rewriting his personal nationwide document in the course of the Indian Grand Prix 3 with a throw of 88.07m at NIS Patiala in March. Just a few days later, he threw 87.80m in the course of the Federation Cup on the identical venue.
In her final two competitions in Europe, Chopra had completed under 80.96m on the Karlstad Grand Prix in Sweden on 22 June to win a contest in Lisbon, Portugal on 10 June with a finest effort of 83.18m. . .
The 23-year-old reigning Asian and Commonwealth Games champion had certified for the Tokyo Olympics in South Africa in January final 12 months.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
