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Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu, Kishore Jena, Parul Chaudhary and the men’s 4×400 relay team will compete for India on Day 9 of the World Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary. Current men’s Olympic javelin champion – Neeraj Chopra – booked his spot in the final and the Paris Olympics with a throw of 88.77 metres. Manu and Jena also qualified for the men’s javelin event final, while Neeraj Parul Chaudhary would compete in the women’s 3000m Steeplechase final with her personal best of 9:24.29 in the Heat 2.
The surprise performance came from the men’s relay team – Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh – who became the first ever Indian athletes to qualify for the event. They clocked 2 minutes and 59.05 seasons to set a new Asian record and finish behind the favored American team.
The Indian athletes in action during day 9 of the World Athletics Championships –
11:45pm IST – Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena (Men’s Javelin Throw Final)
12:35pm IST (August 28) – Parul Chaudhary (Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final)
01:07 IST (28 August) – Team India – Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh (Men’s 4×400 Relay Final)
An overview of all the events of day 9 –
Men’s Marathon Final
Women’s high jump final
Men’s 5000 meters final
Men’s javelin throw final
Women’s 800 meters final
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
Men’s 4×400 meter relay final
Women’s 4×400 meter relay final
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