World Athletics Championships 2023: Neeraj Chopra seal his spot in men's javelin final with 88.77m throw in first attempt

World Athletics Championships 2023: From living in village at Khandra in Haryana to the top of the Olympic podium at the Tokyo Olympics, India’s ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra once again made India proud and scripted history by his sterling performance to seal his spot in the men's javelin throw final at the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Placed in the Group A Qualifier, Olympic gold medalist Neeraj recorded a massive throw of 88.77m in his first attempt, breaching the qualifying mark of 83.00m.

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And yes, unstoppable Neeraj Chopra didn't take his second and third attempts and with his massive throw, he was qualified for Paris Olympics 2024.

The qualifying cut of the Budapest 2023, the 19th edition of the world athletics championships, men's javelin throw competition final is set at 83.00 m.

Notably, the World Athletics Championships 2023 is being held in the Hungarian capital of Budapest from August 19 to 27. 

Meanwhile, last year, the 25-year-old Tokyo Olympic medalist had won the silver medal at the World Championships in Eugene.  

Neeraj has already won gold at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games and also secured victory with 88.67 m throw and clinched Doha Diamond League title. 

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 Neeraj's compatriots DP Manu and Kishore Jena will be participating in Group B. Twenty-seven Indian athletes are competing in 15 events at Budapest 23.