Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Kourtane Games

Neeraj Chopra received gold in javelin throw throughout the Kuortane Games in Finland’s Turku on Saturday, with a throw of 86.69 metres.

Chopra’s throw was robust sufficient to outmatch the makes an attempt made by his rivals, together with former world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada and famend javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad & Tobago.

Chopra’s very first throw of the day, which touched 86.69m, was sufficient for him to safe his very first win after this gold medal successful night time in Tokyo Olympics.

On Tuesday, on his much-anticipated return to worldwide competitors, in Turku, Chopra got here up with an effort of 89.30m, thus bettering his personal nationwide document by greater than a metre.

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