Tokyo 2020: When & Where To Watch Neeraj Chopra's Javelin Throw Gold Medal Match?
Tokyo2020: Set reminders on your alarm clocks as India's biggest gold medal hope, Neeraj Chopra takes the field today for the Javelin Throw final at Tokyo Olympics 2020. Check below for match timings.
Tokyo: The eyes of the whole of India are on Neeraj Chopra on Day 15 of the ongoing Olympic Games. Neeraj Chopra is all set to play the final match of Javelin Throw. Chopra has a chance to become the first athlete for India to win a medal at the Olympic Games. The hype is real as Chopra had surpassed Germany's Johannes Vetter, the world no. 1 in the previous round.
Neeraj boosted India's medal hopes by qualifying for the final with a throw of 86.65m in the first attempt of the qualification round itself.
Take a look at match timings and Live Streaming details of Neeraj Chopra's Javelin throw final:
Neeraj Chopra match time: The final of Javelin Throw starts at 4:30 pm IST on Saturday, 7 August.
Where to watch?: The Live Streaming of the match starts at 4:30 pm in India on Sony LIV App. It will be also available on television on Ten 1 HD.
One and done. Neeraj Chopra qualifies for the Olympic javelin final with his very first throw in qualification. 86.65m places him ahead of Johannes Vetter who was considered the gold medal favorite going in. pic.twitter.com/GikpC8RZH2
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) August 4, 2021
The way Neeraj performed in the qualification and finished first in Group A, the chances of him fetching gold have increased. The 23-year-old Neeraj achieved an automatic qualifying mark of 83.50m with a throw of 86.65m in his first attempt of the Group A qualification round at the Olympic Stadium and emerged as a medal contender for the final.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem has also qualified for the final and will be seen alongside Neeraj in the final
Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra and I qualified for the final in men's javelin throw competition. I will be competing against Indian player on 7th of August. Prayers needed. Live long Pakistan 🇵🇰 #Olympics #olympics
— Arshad Nadeem (@ArshadNaadeem) August 5, 2021
#JavelinThrow pic.twitter.com/4XJLsHJSUo
India has, so far, won a total of five medals, including two silver and three bronze, in the Tokyo Olympics but is yet to win gold. Neeraj Chopra could bring home the gold this time. The hopes are high from the athlete as he holds the national record in Javelin Throw with 88.07 m. He is considered India's best athlete to have played Javelin Throw.