EXPLAINED: How the men’s javelin throw qualification at Paris Olympics works as Neeraj Chopra gets ready to defend his Tokyo gold medal | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra will make his much anticipated appearance at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday when he begins the defence of his historic Tokyo Games gold medal with the qualification round in the French Capital. Also competing alongside Neeraj will be Kishore Jena, who qualified for the Paris Games with his silver medal at…

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When Neeraj Chopra inspired Kishore Jena to ‘Go for Paris’: The heartwarming backstory | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

Kishore Jena, fondly addressed as ‘Jena Babu’ whenever he is throwing spears in and around his home state Odisha, built his javelin career under the shadow of Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra — until his beaming image standing beside his idol, Neeraj, on the Hangzhou Asian Games podium introduced him to the world.The Asiad…

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