Everyone is eagerly anticipating Neeraj Chopra’s performance at the Paris Olympics 2024, as he aims to double his medal count. The javelin event will start on August 1 and conclude on August 11. While the showdown between Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem is highly anticipated, other competitors could also pose a threat to India’s star athlete.
Top 5 Neeraj Chopra threats in Paris Olympics
Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic)
Chopra’s main rival is without a doubt Jakub Vadlejch. With a throw of 84.24 meters, he not only won the 2023 Diamond League Final in Eugene, but he also set a new record for the longest throw in 2023 at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland.
Furthermore, Vadlejch won the bronze medal with a throw of 86.67 meters at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August. He is currently ranked top in the world.
Julian Weber (Germany)
Julian Weber, who is presently ranked third in the world in the javelin throw, could soon pose a serious threat to his Indian opponent. At the German Championships in Kassel in July 2023, he won the national title with an amazing throw of 88.72 meters.
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Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)
Arshad Nadeem, the bronze medallist from the Asian Games in Hangzhou, is a serious competitor in the javelin throw division. In addition, he set a personal best throw in 2023 of 87.82 meters to win the silver medal at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest. Ever since their initial meeting at the 2018 Asian Games, he has consistently challenged Chopra.
Max Dehning (Germany)
At the Winter Throwing Championships in Halle in February 2024, 19-year-old German javelin thrower Max Dehning made news with a throw of 90.20 meters. With this accomplishment, he became the youngest athlete to cross the 90-meter barrier.
Anderson Peters (Grenada)
Peters set both a national and a game record when he won gold at the Pan American Games in August 2019. Peters also captured Grenada’s maiden gold medal at the Pan American Games.
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