In the men’s javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra attained his career-best rankings to take the top spot. Neeraj won India’s first Olympic gold medal in a track and field competition in Tokyo 2020. Neeraj is actually the first Indian to hold the top spot in the world in the area of track and field.
In the most recent World Athletics rating, Neeraj defeated Grenada’s Anderson Peters, the incumbent world champion, to take the top spot. Neeraj Chopra (India) is ranked first in the men’s javelin throw with 1455 points.
Top 5 in Men’s Javelin Throw:
- 1433 points for Anderson Peters (GRN)
- 1416 points for Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)
- Germany’s Julian Weber scored 1385 points.
- 1306 points for Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
- September of the previous year, Neeraj
Neeraj Chopra, the first Indian to win the renowned trophy, won the Diamond League 2022 finals in September of last year in Zurich.
On May 5, in his first competition of the 2023 season, the 25-year-old Chopra won gold in the inaugural round of the coveted Diamond League series in Doha. His first attempt of the year resulted in an effort of 88.67m, which led the world. On his first effort, Chopra came close to breaking both his personal best and the country’s record for the javelin, which is 89.94 meters.
The Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands, on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, on June 13 will be Neeraj’s next competitions.
In a conversation before the season began, Neeraj had stated that the 2024 Paris Olympics remained his immediate end goal.
“I still have room to improve. I had a terrific time at my first Olympics, but I never take anything for granted. At Paris 2024, there will be higher expectations of me. Giving it my all and working even harder than I did for Tokyo are within my power, Neeraj had promised.
Neeraj Chopra came prepared with a response and a pledge when he was finally pressed about the 90-second milestone, an issue that had been poking him since 2018.
“The inquiry is the same, and so is my response. There’s no pressure on me to surpass the 90-meter mark, nor am I overconfident. I have never and will never succumb to pressure. But I’ll improve and surpass the goal this season,” he had promised.
I only missed last season by 6 centimetres. In the world of javelin, the 90m club is well-known, and perhaps I’ll join it this year. Consistency is still my major goal, he had stated.
