2024-05-25 16:18:42
Bhubaneswar: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, taking part in his first home match in three years, gained the gold medal within the males’s javelin throw occasion of the Federation Cup right here on Wednesday after a gradual begin. The 26-year-old famous person, who arrived right here a day earlier than his competitors after ending second within the Doha Diamond League, confronted some bother initially attributable to which he was in second place after three makes an attempt. Chopra, who’s taking part in a home competitors for the primary time after successful the gold medal on the Tokyo Olympics, took the lead with 82.27 meters within the fourth try. Chopra didn’t make his final two makes an attempt (fifth and sixth) as silver medalist DP Manu had thrown his final throw.
Chopra was representing Haryana. Manu of Karnataka completed second with a finest effort of 82.06m whereas Uttar Balasaheb Patil of Maharashtra completed third with an effort of 78.39m. Native contender and Asian Video games silver medallist Kishore Jena completed fifth with a disappointing efficiency of 75.49m. He had certified for the Paris Olympics with an effort of 87.54m whereas successful a silver medal on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China final yr.
SS Sneha of Karnataka grew to become the quickest feminine runner of the competitors. She gained the title of girls’s 100 meter race with a time of 11.63 seconds. Giridharani Ravi (11.67) and Shravani Nanda (11.76) of Tamil Nadu remained second and third respectively. Gurindervir Singh of Punjab grew to become the quickest male runner. He gained the title of males’s 100 meter race with a time of 10.35 seconds. Animesh Kujur of Odisha, who gained gold medal in 200 meters on Tuesday, remained second with 10.50 seconds whereas Harjeet Singh of Punjab remained third with 10.56 seconds.
Other than males’s javelin throw, all eyes had been on triple bounce because of the presence of the nation’s high gamers, however the efficiency of the gamers was not as anticipated. Nationwide file holder Praveen Chitravel gained the gold medal with a poor efficiency of 16.79 meters. Defending Commonwealth Video games champion Eldhos Pal of Kerala completed second with an effort of 16.59 meters. He additionally retained the Asian Video games gold medal in China.