Sunday, August 27, 2023

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra wins India's maiden gold medal with 88.17m throw

01:47 (IST)

That brings us to the end of our coverage of Day 9 of the 2023 World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, with India signing off with a gold medal on the final day! Who else but Neeraj Chopra to deliver India's first-ever gold at the premier athletics event!

Thank you all for staying tuned to our live coverage. On behalf of my colleagues at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night!

01:28 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE

The quartet of Muhammad Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh finish fifth in what is India's maiden appearance in the men's 4x400m relay final! They register a final timing of 2:59.92!

The United States (Quincy Hall, Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson and Rai Benjamin) wins gold. France (Ludvy Vaillant, Gilles Biron, David Sombe and Teo Andant) and Great Britain (Alex Haydock-Wilson, Charles Dobson, Lewis Davey, Rio Mitcham) win silver and bronze respectively

01:16 (IST)

Here's the gold-clinching effort from Neeraj Chopra!

01:14 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE


The top five in the men’s javelin throw final contains two Indians and a Pakistani, with Arshad Nadeem collecting silver with an effort of 87.82 and Kishore Jena finishing in the fifth spot with a personal best score of 84.77m!


Czech Republic’s Jakub Vladejch wins bronze with 86.67m!

01:09 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE


The men’s 4x400m relay final is next on the list and is also the second-last event of the 2023 world championships!

India's Muhammad Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Amogh Jacob and Rajesh Ramesh will hope to create history tonight!

01:02 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE
 
 
NEERAJ CHOPRA WINS GOLD! He becomes the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships!
 
 
Finishes on top with a throw of 88.17m in his second attempt!

00:57 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE


Kishore Jena registers his personal best attempt of 84.77m in his fifth attempt! He moves into the fifth spot as a result! Meanwhile, Chopra registers a throw of 87.73 in his fifth attempt, and is still occupying the gold medal spot thanks to his second effort. Arshad Nadeem, who is 2nd currently, fouls in his fifth attempt. Jakub Vadlejch moves to the third spot with 86.67m in his fifth!

00:52 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE


Parul Chaudhary finishes 11th in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final! She finishes with a timing of 9:15:31, which is a National Record no less!


Bahrain’s Winfred Mutile Yavi wins gold in the event with a timing of 8:54.29 while Kenyans Beatrice Chepkoech (8:58.98) and Faith Cherotich (9:00.69) win silver and bronze respectively!

00:43 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE

Neeraj Chopra registers 84.64 in his fourth attempt. Well short of Arshad Nadeem’s fourth attempt, which measures 87.15m. Nadeem certainly is breathing down Chopra’s neck at the moment!

What matters now however, is the fact that Chopra is still on top thanks to his 88.17m effort in his second effort, with Nadeem currently 2nd. Can the Haryanvi hold on to the lead?

00:29 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE

Arshad Nadeem moves to the 2nd spot with a season-best effort of 87.82 metres! He relegates Germany’s Julian Weber to the bronze medal spot with his superb effort, and his sent out a warning to Neeraj Chopra, signalling his intent to go for gold!

Here's the updated table three attempts into the men's javelin final

00:16 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE



Germany’s Julian Weber meanwhile jumps to the second spot with a throw of 85.79m while Jakub Vadlejch is third with 84.18m.


Kishore Jena moves to the 2nd spot with a throw of 82.82m in his second attempt while DP Manu’s second attempt is a foul, and he remains second from bottom with his first attempt of 78.44m.

00:13 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE


Neeraj Chopra jumps right to the top! He started with a false throw, but is back on top with a throw of 88.17 metres in his second place! Can he hold on to the top spot in the remaining attempts?

00:06 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE

Finland’s Oliver Helander leads the way at the end of the first attempt with a distance of 83.38 metres with Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch second (82.59m).

00:00 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE

Not the best start for Neeraj Chopra as he starts off with a foul! Compatriot DP Manu, meanwhile, starts off with a throw of 78.44 metres. Kishore Jena's first attempt reads 75.70 metres.

23:52 (IST)

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 LIVE

The men's javelin throw final is getting underway at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, with the Indian trio of Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena hoping to open India's medal count on the final day of the competition.

Stay tuned for more updates.

23:36 (IST)

India smash Asian record...medal next?

Not only did the quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh give heavyweights USA a scare during the men's 4x400m relay qualifying round, with the Indians qualifying for a maiden final with a second-place finish, but they ended up smashing the Asian record that was previously held by Japan with a timing of 2 minute 59.05 seconds!

Can they go a step further and win a maiden medal? Time will tell

23:25 (IST)

Can Manu and Kishore join Chopra on javelin podium?

While Neeraj Chopra's season-best effort of 88.77 metres in the qualifying round of the men's javelin throw event hogged the limelight, fellow Indians DP Manu and Kishore Jena too managed to enter the finals — both breaching the 80-metre mark.

Though there will be intense competition in the final, especially with Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem going past the 86-metre mark in qualfiying, there is a possiblity of the Indians sweeping the podium later tonight. Difficult, but not entirely impossible.

23:15 (IST)

India schedule for Day 9 of World Athletics Championships:

11.45 pm IST: Men's Javelin Throw Final (Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena)

12.35 am IST: Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final (Parul Chaudhary)

1.07 am IST: Men's 4x400m Relay final (Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh)

23:05 (IST)

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final day of 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with India in contention for a medal in as many as three events.

Indians will be in contention in three different finals on the ninth day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Highlight of the candidates is Neeraj Chopra in the javelin throw event.

Neeraj Chopra, who won silver at the last World Athletics Championships, sent his javelin a distance of 88.77m in the first, and only, attempt in the qualification round to qualify for the final and the 2024 Paris Olympics. It was his season’s best effort and fourth best throw of his career.

Chopra has won gold medals in the Olympics (Tokyo in 2021), Asian Games (2018) and Commonwealth Games (2018), besides becoming the Diamond League champion last year. What’s missing is the World Championships gold and he’d be out to vie for it on Sunday.

DP Manu (81.31m) and Kishore Jena (80.55m) have also made the cut and qualified for the men’s javelin throw final.

Late at night, on Monday morning, Parul Chaudhary will participate in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final.

Parul is only the second Indian female athlete to progress to the final of a track event at a World Athletics Championships. She had finished fifth during the heats, clocking a personal best of 9 minutes 24.29 seconds.

In the penultimate event of this year’s World Athletics Championships, quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh will take the track in the 4x400m relay event.

They had shattered the Asian record during the qualifying round with a time of 2 minute 59.05 seconds. They finished second in the heats behind USA (2:58.47). Previous Asian record (2:59.51) belonged to Japan with the previous national record set at 3:00.25 in 2021.

India on Sunday (27 August) at World Athletics Championships:

Men’s Javelin Throw Final – Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena – 11:45PM IST

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final – Parul Chaudhary – 12:35AM IST

Men’s 4x400m Relay Final – India (Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh) – 1:07AM IST

Where to watch World Athletics Championships in India?

World Athletics Championships are being live streamed on the JioCinema app and website in India. There is no live TV broadcast of the event in India.



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