Commonwealth Games 2022 javelin throw, live streaming: No Neeraj Chopra, spotlight on Annu Rani - full schedule
DP Manu and Rohit Yadav will represent India in the men’s javelin throw event. Watch live!
With India’s Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra nursing an injury, Indian hopes will be pinned on Annu Rani and Rohit Yadav at the Commonwealth Games 2022 javelin throw events in Birmingham, UK, on Sunday.
The javelin throw events, like all track and field competitions at CWG 2022, will be held at the Alexander Stadium. Watch javelin throw final live streaming in India.
Asian Games bronze medallist Annu Rani, who had a disappointing show at Tokyo 2020, will be gunning for her first major medal at Birmingham 2022 since her silver at the Asian championships in 2019.
Annu Rani will enter the women’s javelin throw event in good form. The 29-year-old broke her own national record with a 63.82m throw in May this year and also finished seventh at the recently concluded world athletics championships in Oregon with an effort of 61.12m.
Annu Rani will face a stiff challenge from Australia’s Kathryn Mitchell, who had won gold at Gold Coast 2018 with a Commonwealth Games record of 68.92m.
Shilpa Rani, who achieved her personal best of 59.01m at the national inter-state meet in June, will be another Indian women’s javelin thrower in the fray.
DP Manu and Rohit Yadav will be Indian competitors in the men’s event. DP Manu won the national inter-state meet in June with his personal best of 84.35m while Rohit Yadav also hit his personal best of 82.54m to clinch silver.
However, both will need massive improvements to challenge the likes of Grenada’s reigning world champion Anderson Peters (season best of 93.07m), 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott (SB 89.07m) of Trinidad and Tobago and Asian Games bronze medallist Arshad Nadeem (SB 86.16m) from Pakistan.
Javelin throw finals at Commonwealth Games 2022: Schedule and live India match time
All times are Indian Standard Time
Sunday, August 7: Women’s javelin throw final - 4:05 PM IST
Monday, August 8: Men’s javelin throw final - 12.10 AM IST
Where to watch the CWG javelin throw finals live in India?
The men’s and women’s javelin throw finals will be telecast live on Sony SIX, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and Sony TEN 4 TV channels in India. Live streaming will be available on SonyLIV. Broadcast is subject to Sony.