Paris Olympics 2024: After Vinesh Phogat and Mirabai Chanu, all eyes are on Neeraj Chopra
The audience will be able to watch Neeraj Chopra in the finals of the Men’s Javelin Throw event. This will transition to Neeraj with the gold which he will begin to defend at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at 11:55 pm IST.
Chopra got off to a flyer here and was the only one to set the top mark recorded in the qualification round. If, however, he is lucky enough to capture another gold, then, he will be in a very, very, very few Olympians who were able to defend their titles.
Events in Other parts of India on 8-Aug.
Apart from Chopra, several other Indian athletes will be in action on August 8th:
- In the women’s 100m hurdles repechage event at 2:05 PM IST, Indian Eelam’s Jyothi Yarraji will be participating.
- UP’s Aman Sehrawat and Anshu Malik shall take the wrestling mat for the men‘s and women‘s 57 kg freestyle wrestling at 3:00 PM IST.
- It shows that concerning Women’s Individual Stroke Play, both Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will continue the game from 12:30 PM IST.
- India’s men’s hockey team will take the field for the bronze medal match against Spain at 5:30 PM IST and will be aspiring for another Olympic medal.
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Special Announcements for Neeraj Chopra’s Gold
The Indian public is waiting with bated breath for Neeraj Chopra’s performance. In case he brings gold home, the government announced that everyone would get free visas to visit India.
Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant pledged to give ₹1,00,089 to one lucky person who liked and commented on his social media post, but only if Chopra wins gold on Thursday.
The whole nation will be gunning for their golden boy Neeraj Chopra to win once more and bring even more pride to the motherland.
