 "Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Worlds final; book a place in Olympics 2024")
Neeraj Chopra on Friday qualified for the 2024 Olympics with a big throw of 88.77m in his first attempt, which also took him to the final of the javelin throw competition at the World Athletics Championships 2023.
The 25-year-old Chopra's qualifying round lasted just a few minutes as he sent the spear to his season's and fourth career-best distance. He was competing in Group A qualification round.
The 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying mark is 85.50m. The qualifying window began on July 1.
Tokyo Olympics champion Chopra has a personal best of 89.94 metres, which he had achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League on June 30, 2022.
Those who throw 83m or the top-12 best performers from both Group A and B qualify for the final round to be held on Sunday.
World Athletics Championship 2023: Javelin Throw Group A results
World Athletics Championship 2023: Javelin Throw Group A results
| POS | BIB | COUNTRY | ATHLETE | MARK |
| 1 | 2451 | IND | Neeraj CHOPRA | 88.77 (SB) |
| 2 | 2394 | GER | Julian WEBER | 82.39 |
| 3 | 2457 | IND | D.P MANU | 81.31 |
| 4 | 2789 | POL | Dawid WEGNER | 81.25 |
| 5 | 2291 | FIN | Toni KUUSELA | 79.27 |
| 6 | 2564 | JPN | Roderick Genki DEAN | 79.21 |
| 7 | 2414 | GRN | Anderson PETERS | 78.49 |
| 8 | 2630 | KEN | Julius YEGO | 78.42 |
| 9 | 2640 | LAT | Patriks GAILUMS | 77.43 |
| 10 | 2584 | JPN | Kenji OGURA | 76.65 |
| 11 | 3042 | USA | Capers WILLIAMSON | 76.1 |
| 12 | 2840 | RSA | Douw SMIT | 75.03 |
| 13 | 2330 | FRA | Felise VAHAI SOSAIA | 74.8 |
| 14 | 3032 | USA | Curtis THOMPSON | 74.21 |
| 15 | 2804 | POR | Leandro RAMOS | 74.03 |
| 16 | 2639 | LAT | Gatis CAKSS | 73.42 |
| 17 | 2123 | BRA | Pedro Henrique RODRIGUES | 72.34 |