India's Neeraj Chopra started the men's javelin throw final with a stupendous throw of 87.02 metres at the Olympics Stadium. If that wasn't enough, Neeraj soon bettered in his next attempt as he threw the javelin at 87.58 metres and almost confirmed a medal for India with only two throws.
While his two 87-plus metre throws ensured that he qualified in the Top 8 at the pole position, however, it wasn't to be for the medal favourite, Germany's Johannes Vetter as after a couple of throws of sub-82, he failed to throw it more than that and remained at No 9.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem after a decent start with 82.40 even after it didn't come out of his hand as he would have liked to, bettered it with 84.62 in his third throw and qualified for the top 8 at fifth position.
Following Neeraj, as the second position was Czech Republic's Vítězslav Veselý, the 38-year old threw at 85.44 metres and qualified for Top 8 at the second position.
In the Top 8, Germany's Julian Weber presented an opportunity but finished at the fourth position but it was Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic, who surpassed his countryman with a throw of 86.67 metres in the final round to confirm a second place.
But, it was Neeraj Chopra, whose 87.58-metre throw was enough for him to win the Gold medal for India, first in Track and field event for the country.
