Neeraj Chopra at Paris Olympics 2024: Full list of throws since Tokyo gold medal, best performances, year-wise progression

Before the javelin final on Thursday, Sportstar tracks all the throws Neeraj Chopra has made since his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra reacts after he qualifies in men’s Javelin throw final. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR/The Hindu

Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday, trying to defend his Olympic title.

The 26-year-old had landed the javelin at a distance of 87.58m at the Tokyo Olympics to become the first Indian to medal in a track and field event at the Summer Games.

On Tuesday, Neeraj made a qualification throw of 89.34m in Paris, much higher than the automatic mark of 84.00m, to advance to the final and raised hopes of securing back-to-back first-place finishes at the Olympics.

Before the final on Thursday, Sportstar tracks all the throws Neeraj Chopra has made since his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics:

Year	Event	Position	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Throw 4	Throw 5	Throw 6
2022	Paavo Nurmi Games, Finland	2nd	86.92	89.30	X	X	X	85.85
2022	Kuortane Games, Finland	1st	86.69	X	X	-	-	-
2022	Stockholm Diamond League	2nd	89.94	84.37	87.46	84.77	86.67	86.84
2022	World Championships, Eugen (Q)	-	88.39	-	-	-	-	-
2022	World Championships, Eugene	2nd	X	82.39	86.37	88.13	-	-
2022	Lausanne Diamond League	1st	89.08	85.18	-	X	-	80.04
2022	Diamond League Final, Zurich	1st	X	88.44	88.00	86.11	87.00	83.60
2023	Diamond League, Doha	1st	88.67	86.04	85.47	X	84.37	86.52
2023	Diamond League, Lausanne	1st	X	83.52	85.04	X	87.66	84.15
2023	World Championships, Budapest (Q)	-	88.77	-	-	-	-	-
2023	World Championships, Budapest	1st	X	88.17	86.32	86.64	87.73	83.96
2023	Diamond League, Zurich	2nd	80.79	X	X	85.22	X	85.71
2023	Diamond League Final, Eugene	2nd	X	83.80	81.37	X	80.74	80.90
2023	Asian Games	1st	82.38	84.49	X	88.88	80.80	X
2024	Diamond League, Doha	2nd	X	84.93	86.24	86.18	82.28	88.36
2024	Federation Cup, Bhubaneswar	1st	82	X	81.29	82.27	-	-
2024	Paavo Nurmi Games, Finland	1st	83.62	83.45	85.97	82.21	X	82.97

All Neeraj Chopra throws since Tokyo 2021

What are Neeraj Chopra’s top 5 throws?

• 89.94m - Diamond League, Stockholm
• 89.34m - Paris Olympics (Qualification)
• 89.30m - Paavo Nurmi Games
• 89.08m - Diamond League, Lausanne
• 88.88m - Asian Games, Hangzhou

What are Neeraj Chopra’s year-wise best throws?

• 2024 - 89.34m at Paris Olympics (Qualification)
• 2023 - 88.88m at Asian Games, Hangzhou
• 2022 - 89.94m at Diamond League, Stockholm
• 2021 - 88.07m at Federation Cup, Patiala
• 2020 - 87.86m at ACNW League Meeting, Potchefstroom