Javelin Throw Qualification Highlights, Paris 2024 Olympics: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for final with 89.34; Jena crashes out

88.63m throw for Anderson Peters in his first throw and he also goes through finals. Meanwhile, Kishore Jena has officially been out of the qualification race. 

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem too qualifies for the final with an extraordinary throw of 86.59m in his first attempt. 

Neeraj Chopra with a gigantic 89.34m qualifies for the finals with ease. This is a statement from the defending champion. 

Neeraj Chopra at the runway, he is first in the start list in group A. 

And that’s the end of group A. Kishore Jena continues to stay ninth and his chances of qualification are bleak. Meanwhile, four athletes have procured direct qualification - Julian Weber, Julius Yego, Jakub Vadlejch and Toni Keranen. 

Up next: Neeraj Chopra-led group B which starts at 3:20pm IST

Finland’s Toni Keranen becomes the fourth player from group A to cross the automatic qualification mark with a throw of 85.27m. Kishore slipped to ninth now, his event is all but done now. 

Jena registers 80.21m in his third and final throw and he stays in the seventh position. 

Kenya’s Julius Yego throws 85.97m and becomes the third athlete from group A to cross the automatic qualification mark. 

Kishore fouls in his second throw. 

Jakub Vadlejch also has a good throw on his first attempt. He clears the automatic qualification mark with a throw of 85.63m. 

Kishore Jena slips down to fourth after Japan’s Roderick Genki Dean registers a season best throw of 82.48m. 

Julien Weber, what a start! A comfortable throw over the 84m mark and he goes through the finals without breaking a sweat! 

80.73m first throw for Kishore Kumar Jena in his first attempt! 

Finland’s Oliver Helander starts with a massive throw of 83.81. Just 19 cm short of the automatic qualification mark. 

The qualification round for Group A begins at 1:50 PM IST, while the one for Group B starts at 3:20 PM IST.

Indian javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena are set to begin their Paris Olympics campaign at the Stade de France in Paris on Tuesday. At noontime in Paris, Neeraj Chopra will kickstart his Olympic title defence in the qualifying round of the men’s javelin throw competition. Neeraj will either have to be among the top 12 throwers in the qualification round or will have to make a throw of 84m in three attempts to automatically qualify for the final at the Stad de France on August 8.

A total of 32 competitors will be taking part in qualification across two groups of 16 athletes, 11 of whom have already thrown over 85m this season.

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Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena in action: Paris 2024 Olympics javelin throw qualification - when and where to watch, live streaming

Paris Olympics 2024: Here is all you need to know ahead of Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena’s Paris Olympics campaign which begins with the qualification round in the French capital on Tuesday.

GROUP A

Julius Yego (Kenya)

Oliver Helander (Finland)

Leandro Ramos (Portugal)

Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)

Kishore Jena (India)

Teura’itera’i Tupaia (France)

Julian Weber (Germany)

Roderick Genki Dean (Japan)

Alexandru Mihaita Novac (Romania)

Dawid Wegner (Poland)

Toni Keranen (Finland)

Ihab Abdelrahman (Egypt)

Curtis Thompson (USA)

Patriks Gailums (Latvia)

Pedro Henrique Rodrigues (Brazil)

Jakub Vadlech (Czechia)

GROUP B

Neeraj Chopra (India)

Gatis Cakss (Latvia)

Max Dehning (Germany)

Cameron McEntyre (Australia)

Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)

Marcin Krukowski (Poland)

Lassi Etelätalo (Finland)

Chinecherem Nnamdi (Nigeria)

Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil)

Moustafa Mahmoud (Egypt)

Artur Felfner (Ukraine)

Timothy Herman (Belgium)

Anderson Peters (Grenada)

Andrian Mardare (Republic of Moldova)

Edis Matusevicius (Lithuania)

Cyprian Mrzygłód (Poland)

Each thrower will get three attempts to meet the below criteria. 

1. Athletes need to meet the Qualification Standard (Q) of 84m (or)

2. Be among the 12 best performers (q) 

1:50 PM IST - Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A - Kishore Jena

3:20 PM IST - Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group B - Neeraj Chopra

32 athletes will be competing in two groups of 16 each.

The live streaming of Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena’s 2024 Paris Olympics javelin throw event will be available on the JioCinema website and app. The live broadcast will be available on Sports 18 and Sports 18 HD.

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympics men’s javelin throw event featuring defending gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and first time Olympian Kishore Jena.