Watch: Neeraj Chopra continues his purple patch, wins gold medal in Kuortane Games with a throw of 86.69m

Neeraj Chopra has won his second medal in a space of a week and come with a throw of 86.69m to clinch the elusive gold medal in Kuortane Games. The Olympic gold medallist came up with one legal throw. Neeraj fouled his 2nd throw while he suffered a bad fall during the 3rd attempt.
Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra has won a gold medal in Kuortane Games.

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Neeraj Chopra has clinched the gold medal in Kuortane Games
  • He came up with a best throw of 86.69m
  • Neeraj's first throw was enough for him to seal the gold medal win
Neeraj Chopra has continued his purple patch since his return to the sport and has clinched a gold medal in the Kuortane Games with a throw of 86.69m. The Olympic gold medallist came up with the best throw in his very first attempt to seal the elusive gold.
Interestingly, his first throw was also his only legal throw in the competition. Neeraj fouled his 2nd throw while he slipped on the runway during the 3rd attempt. It seemed a bad fall and Neeraj did not attempt the next three throws. Neeraj's first throw was enough for a top spot finish on the podium.
Trinidad's Keshron Walcott won the silver medal with a throw of 86.64m. Grenada's Anderson Peters came up with a throw of 84.75m to win the bronze medal. Walcott came up with 2 legal throws whereas Peters had three legal throws.
Nothing to worry: AFI
The Athletics Federation of India has provided a major update regarding Neeraj after the bad fall and confirmed that he is alright. "News from Kuortane: All well with @Neeraj_chopra1 after that bad slip on his third attempt. Nothing to worry Well done #NeerajChopra, congrats for one more top class performance," AFI wrote on Twitter.
Neeraj's dream run continues
Earlier this week, Neeraj had won the silver medal at Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. He came up with a stunning throw of 89.30m to break his own personal record. Neeraj is yet to touch the 90m mark and is hopeful of breaching that milestone soon.
“Since 2018, I have been sensing that I can hit the 90m mark and always felt that throw would come soon. It’s just a matter of time but I can’t say exactly when. One throw with a good angle and in the right direction and ho jayega kaam (the 90m mark will be achieved),” he said after his silver medal win in Finland.
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