Updated 4 October 2023 at 18:51 IST

Asian Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra bags historic gold in Javelin, Kishore Jena takes silver

Neeraj Chopra secured the top honour with a throw of 88.88m, which came in his fourth official attempt. Kishore jena bagged the silver medal in the same event.

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Neeraj Chopra has won the gold medal in the men's javelin event at the ongoing Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China. Chopra secured the top honour with a throw of 88.88m, which came in his fourth official attempt. The Tokyo Olympics gold medalist started the event with a massive throw but due to some technical issue, it couldn't be recorded and Chopra had to re-attempt his throw. Meanwhile, Kishore Jena of India bagged the silver medal with a throw of 87.54m. 

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Published By : Vishal Tiwari

Published On: 4 October 2023 at 18:07 IST