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Neeraj Chopra strikes gold at French meet
Published : Jul 18, 2018, 11:10 am IST
Updated : Jul 18, 2018, 11:10 am IST
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India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra
India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra

India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra comfortably won the gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France...

India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra comfortably won the gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France, beating a competitive field which included 2012 London Olympics gold-medallist Keshorn Walcott. Chopra's throw of 85.17m put him way ahead of the field, including Moldova's Andrian Mardare (81.48m) and Lithuania's Edis Matusevicius (79.31m), who finished second and third respectively. 

Chopra won the gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in FranceChopra won the gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France

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Waclott of Trinidad and Tobago came up with a throw of 78.26m, which was only enough for fifth place. The 20-year-old Indian from Panipat had first made headlines when he won the gold in the 2016 World Junior Championship with a record throw of 86.48m. He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast earlier this year before breaking the national record with an 87.43m effort at the Doha Diamond League, where he finished fourth.

AFI President Adille SumariwalaAFI President Adille Sumariwala

"Well done Neeraj...keep going...Congratulations to Neeraj and coach Uwe Hohn (former World Record Holder in javelin throw). Thank you SAI and Govt of India for agreeing to send Neeraj to Finland along with coach for training on a recommendation of Athletics Federation of India (AFI)," AFI President Adille Sumariwala tweeted praising the youngster.

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