Published 18:51 IST, October 4th 2023

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 gold medal in men's javelin event at ongoing Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China. Chopra secured top hour with a throw of 88.88m, which came in his fourth official attempt. Tokyo Olympics gold medalist started 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 silver medal with a throw of 87.54m. 

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18:07 IST, October 4th 2023