NEW DELHI: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Sunday gained a gold in the Savo Games in Finland with an excellent efficiency, beating his Chinese Taipei rival Chao-Tsun Cheng as the duo warmed up for an Asian Games showdown.
Neeraj, the reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Asian season chief, threw 85.69m in the tournament held at Lapinlahti, Finland, the place he's undergoing training as a part of arrangements for the Asian Games.
Cheng managed 82.52m to take the second one position.
The 23-year-old Cheng is the only Asian to have thrown the javelin beyond 90m. He threw 91.36m all over the World University Games in Taipei ultimate year to shatter the former Asian report of 89.15m set through Zhao Qinggang of China on the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
But this season, his best thus far has been a 84.60m effort previous this month in Sweden. Neeraj has a private best and national report of 87.43m which he did all over the first leg of the Diamond League Meeting in Doha in May.
Neeraj is leading the Asian charts thus far this season, ahead of Cheng and Ahmed Bader Magour of Qatar (season best 83.71m).
Neeraj, the reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Asian season chief, threw 85.69m in the tournament held at Lapinlahti, Finland, the place he's undergoing training as a part of arrangements for the Asian Games.
Cheng managed 82.52m to take the second one position.
First position 🥇in Savo games at Lapinlahti Finland with a throw of 85.69mtr https://t.co/Y3tCGPfiqq
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) 1532876331000The 23-year-old Cheng is the only Asian to have thrown the javelin beyond 90m. He threw 91.36m all over the World University Games in Taipei ultimate year to shatter the former Asian report of 89.15m set through Zhao Qinggang of China on the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
But this season, his best thus far has been a 84.60m effort previous this month in Sweden. Neeraj has a private best and national report of 87.43m which he did all over the first leg of the Diamond League Meeting in Doha in May.
Neeraj is leading the Asian charts thus far this season, ahead of Cheng and Ahmed Bader Magour of Qatar (season best 83.71m).
Neeraj Chopra wins gold, beats Cheng ahead of Asiad showdown
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