Oregon

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra gave another sterling performance on Thursday to seal his spot in the men's javelin throw final at the prestigious World Athletics Championships.

Placed in Group A at Hayward Field, Chopra recorded a throw of 88.39m in his first attempt, breaching the qualifying mark of 83.50m with ease.

He did not take his second and third attempts.

The qualifying cut of the Oregon 2022 men's javelin throw competition finals is set at 83.50m or the 12 best performers.

This was the third-best throw Neeraj Chopra has recorded in his career.

The other Indian in the fray Rohit Yadav also made it to the final with a stunning throw of 80.42.

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He finished 11^th overall among the 12 throwers who qualified for the final.

The final is scheduled for Saturday.