Neeraj Chopra storms into javelin finals; Vinesh Phogat flexes muscles to enter semis

PARIS: India's Neeraj Chopra qualified in the Paris Olympics javelin throw with an impressive first-round performance. Neeraj qualified for the final by throwing the javelin to a distance of 89.34 meters. The distance to reach the final was 84 meters. Neeraj won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics with a distance of 87.58.

Neeraj is in the pole position when it comes to the final list. Grenadian player Anderson Peters who threw a distance of 88.63 meters is in second place. Nadeem Arshad of Pakistan also qualified by throwing a distance of 86.59 meters. Brazil's Mauricio Luis Da Silva, who threw a distance of 85.91 meters in his third attempt, is another player who directly qualified for the final from Group B. The final match is on August 8.

Meanwhile, Vinesh Phogat entered the women's 50kg freestyle semi-finals by defeating Ukraine's Oksana Livach in the quarter-finals. The score is 7-5. In the semi-finals, which will be held at 10.15 pm tonight, she will face Lithuania's Gabija Dilytė or Cuban Yusneylis Lopez.