Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra wins silver, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem takes gold in javelin throw

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Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal with an Olympic record throw of 92.97 metres.

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Defending champion Neeraj Chopra settled for silver with a throw of 89.45m in the second round.

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It was Neeraj's best effort of the season, surpassing his qualification throw of 89.34 meters, but it fell short of securing the gold.

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Grenada's Anderson Peters grabbed the last podium place with a throw of 88.54m.

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Prior to the Olympics 2024 finals, Chopra had defeated Nadeem in all 10 of their previous encounters.

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With his silver, Neeraj became only the third Indian and the first in track and field to win back-to-back individual Olympic medals.

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Neeraj Chopra reacts after his second attempt during the men's javelin throw final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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