Neeraj Chopra: Neeraj Lion, Rohit Yadav also launched in the season

Neeraj Chopra: Neeraj Lion, Rohit Yadav also launched in the season of Vishwa Mangal Rog

Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra covered a distance of 88.39m in his first attempt to make it to the final. The final of the competition will be on Sunday                                                                                                                        Neeraj Chopra, who brought laurels to the country by winning a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics, has once again done wonders. He has made it to the finals of the World Athletics Championships. In the ongoing competition in Eugene, USA, Neeraj covered a distance of 88.39 meters in his first attempt and made it to the final. Apart from Neeraj, Rohit Yadav of India has also made it to the final. Rohit covered a distance of 80.42 metres. The final of this competition will be on Sunday. India's Annu Rani has already made it to the finals of the women's category.

                                                                          Apart from 24-year-old Neeraj, 34 other athletes participated in this competition. Everyone was placed in two groups. Neeraj was in the first group and Rohit was placed in group B. Neeraj made the third best throw of his career and made it to the final. A total of 12 players, including Neeraj and Rohit, have made it to the finals of javelin throw. Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch also made it to the final by throwing a javelin 85.23m in his first attempt.                             

rohit yadav position 6