Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

Star Indian
javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a throw
of 87.86 metres at the Athletics Central North East meeting in South Africa.
The 22-year-old Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist breached the
Olympic qualification mark of 85 metres in his fourth attempt at Potchefstroom
last night.

Neeraj had
missed the IAAF World Championships, the Diamond League and the Asian
Championships due to an elbow injury. His last major international competition
was the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games where he won gold with a national record of
88.06 metres.

Another
Indian in row, Rohit Yadav threw 77.61 metres.