Neeraj Chopra at Paris 2024 Olympics: Javelin throw schedule and event times for India
India’s Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a season-best 89.34m throw at the Stade de France on Tuesday. He will now look to defend his title on Thursday.
The Indian javelin throw ace is the reigning Olympic and world champion in the event. At Tokyo 2020, the 26-year-old won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw and became the first Indian to ever medal in an athletics event at the Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic javelin throw event will be available to watch on live streaming and telecast in India.
At Paris 2024, javelin throw events, like all field events, is being conducted over two phases - the qualification round and the final medal round.
In the qualifying round, the field of 32 athletes was divided into two groups: A and B. Nine athletes secured direct entry to the final by meeting the pre-approved entry standard of 84m. The remaining three spots for the 12-man final were filled by the next-best performers.
Men’s javelin throw qualification groups at Paris 2024 Olympics
- Group A: Julius Yego (Kenya), Oliver Helander (Finland), Leandro Ramos (Portugal), Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago), Kishore Jena (India), Teura'itera'i Tupaia (France), Julian Weber (Germany), Roderick Genki Dean (Japan), Alexandru Mihaita Novac (Romania), Dawid Wegner (Poland), Toni Keranen (Finland), Ihab Abdelrahman (Egypt), Curtis Thompson (USA), Patriks Gailums (Latvia), Pedro Henrique Rodrigues (Brazil), Jakub Vadlejch (Czechia)
- Group B: Neeraj Chopra (India), Gatis Cakss (Latvia), Max Dehning (Germany), Cameron McEntyre (Australia), Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan), Marcin Krukowski (Poland), Lassi Etelatalo (Finland), Nnamdi Chinecherem (Nigeria), Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil), Moustafa Mahmoud (Egypt), Artur Felfner (Ukraine), Timothy Herman (Belgium), Anderson Peters (Grenada), Andrian Mardare (Moldova), Edis Matusevicius (Lithuania), Cyprian Mrzyglod (Poland)
Neeraj Chopra comfortably qualified for the javelin throw final with an 89.34m throw on his first attempt.
Neeraj Chopra at Paris 2024 Olympics: men’s javelin throw schedule
As per Indian Standard Time (IST)
Paris 2024 Olympics javelin throw final - order
- Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)
- Anderson Peters (GRN)
- Keshorn Walcott (TTO)
- Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
- Julian Weber (GER)
- Julius Yego (KEN)
- Lassi Etelatalo (FIN)
- Neeraj Chopra (IND)
- Andrian Mardare (MDA)
- Oliver Helander (FIN)
- Luiz Mauricio da Silva (BRA)
- Toni Keranen (FIN)
Neeraj Chopra came into the Paris 2024 Olympics having won the Federation Cup back home in India in May and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku in June. He came second at the Doha Diamond League, his first outing of 2024, with a then-season best of 88.36m.
While the Indian javelin star, who holds the national record of 89.94m, hasn’t been at his best, Neeraj has the habit of peaking on the big stage, just like he did at Tokyo 2020 and the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.
The biggest threat to Neeraj’s title defence, meanwhile, will stem from a familiar face - Czechia’s Jakub Vadlejch, the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist.
The 33-year-old, recently crowned the European champion, has been in Neeraj’s coattails in big-ticket events for the past few years, finishing behind the Indian at Tokyo 2020 as well as the 2022 and 2023 world championships.
However, he seems to have turned a corner since, having beaten Neeraj at the 2023 Zurich Diamond League before besting his Indian rival again in the Eugene finals to lift the trophy.
Vadlejch has also beaten Neeraj once this year, having finished above the Indian at the Doha Diamond League. Essentially, the Czech has had Neeraj’s number in their last three meetings.
Neeraj’s good friend and Pakistani rival Arshad Nadeem will also look to throw in a challenge for the grand title. He finished behind Neeraj to take silver from Budapest 23 but has proven himself a worthy threat.
Nadeem recently returned from injury and threw 84.21m at the Paris Diamond League but is a 90m thrower at his best, a mark Neeraj is yet to breach.
Julian Weber, the reigning European Games champion from Germany and world No. 3, has demonstrated remarkable consistency this year, delivering throws exceeding 85m in each event. He will be another top contender for the medal.
Two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada has also been rediscovering his form slowly after injuries sustained during a mugging on a boat two years back. He failed to qualify for the finals at Tokyo but will hope to make amends in Paris.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott, the London 2012 Olympic champion and Rio 2016 bronze medallist, Kenya’s Julius Yego, silver medal winner from Rio 2016 and former world champion and European bronze medallist Oliver Helander of Finland will also be competing.
Fellow Indian Kishore Jena, who gave Neeraj a tough time at the Asian Games last year before settling for silver, was unable to qualify for the javelin throw final.
Where to watch Neeraj Chopra at Paris 2024 Olympics live in India
Live streaming of Neeraj Chopra’s Paris 2024 Olympics men’s javelin throw athletics events will be available on JioCinema. Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic match will be telecast live on the Network 18 TV channel in India.