Paris Olympics 2024 Athletics: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final with season best of 89.34m; Kishore Jena crashes out

Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra stormed into the men's javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics 2024 with a season-best of 89.34m in his first attempt on Tuesday (August 6).

He topped Group B in the qualification round and was followed by Anderson Peters (88.63m) and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem (86.59m), who finished second and third, respectively.

All three players breached the qualification mark of 84.00m in their first attempt to secure a place in the men's javelin throw final, scheduled for Thursday (August 8).

Brazil's Luiz Maurício da Silva recorded a throw of 85.91m in his final attempt to secure a place in the final via qualification mark. Andrian Mardare also came from behind to secure a place in the final with a throw of 84.13m in his final attempt.

Earlier in the day, Julian Weber (87.76m), Julius Yego (85.97m), Jakub Vadlejch (85.63m), and Toni Kearney (85.27m) breached the qualification mark from Group A to earn a spot in the final.

Only nine athletes confirmed their spot in the javelin throw final via automatic qualification. The best three performers from the remaining athletes have secured a place in the medal event.

Meanwhile, India's Kishore Kumar Jena had a poor run in the competition, with throws of 80.73 and 80.21 in his two legal attempts. He finished 18th overall and crashed out of the tournament.

Here are the final standings from Group A:

Julian Weber (Germany) - 87.76 [Q]
Julius Yego (Kenya) - 85.97 [Q]
Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) - 85.63 [Q]
Toni Kearney (Finland) - 85.27 [Q]
Oliver Helander (Finland) - 83.81 [Q]
Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) - 83.02 [Q]
Genki Roderick Dean (Japan) - 82.48
Mihaita Alexandru Novac (Romania) - 81.08
Kishore Jena (India) - 80.73
Pedro Henrique Rodrigues (Brazil) - 79.46
Patriks Gailums (Latvia) - 77.26
Dawid Wegner (Poland) - 76.89
Curtis Thompson (USA) - 76.79
Leandro Ramos (Portugal) - 75.73
Ihab Abdelrahman (Egypt) - 72.98

Here are the final standings from Group B:

Neeraj Chopra (India) - 89.34 [Q]
Anderson Peters (Grenada) - 88.63 [Q]
Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) - 86.59 [Q]
Luiz Maurício da Silva (Brazil) - 85.91 [Q]
Andrian Mardare (Moldova) - 84.13 [Q]
Lassi Etelatalo (Finland) - 82.91 [Q]
Marcin Krukowski (Poland) - 82.34
Artur Felfner (Ukraine) - 81.84
Cameron McEntyre (Australia) - 81.18
Timothy Herman (Belgium) - 79.42
Edis Matusevičius (Lithuania) - 79.40
Max Dehning (Germany) - 79.24
Cyprian Mrzygłód (Poland) - 78.50
Nnamdi Chinecherem (Nigeria) - 77.53
Moustafa Mahmoud (Egypt) - 74.87