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India's track and field athlete, the javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra is set to defend his Olympic crown at the Paris Olympics 2024 on 6th August 2024. The 26-year-old has finished in the top two of every competition he has been part of ever since the Tokyo Games. Neeraj has already achieved everything a Javelin thrower dreams of achieving in his career and is now set to repeat those achievements.
Neeraj Chopra will compete among the 32 athletes in the Javelin competition at the Summer Olympics 2024. Another Javelin thrower Kishore Jena will also be in action in the same event alongside Neeraj. Jena bagged a Silver last year at the Asian Games when Chopra clinched the Gold. He finished fifth in the World Championships last year while Neeraj won the event.
If Neeraj manages to defend his crown in Paris, he will become the only Indian to win two Gold medals in the individual category at the Olympics. He is one of two Indians with single individual golds at the games.
Timing of the Javelin Events in Paris Olympics 2024
The Javelin competition is divided into two groups. Both groups will be in action on August 6. The Group A qualification will take place at 1:50 PM IST, while the Group B qualifier will be held at 3:20 PM IST on the same day. The final of the event is scheduled to take place on August 8 at 11:55 PM IST. Eight athletes will qualify for the final.
Where to follow the Paris Olympics 2024 events in India?
Fans in India can watch the live telecast of Javelin events on the Sports 18 network TV. The events will also be streamed live on Jio Cinema and it's free for all users.