August 6th 2024.
Kishore Jena from India did not have the best performance in the men's javelin throw Group A qualification round in Paris on Tuesday. His throw of 80.73m was not up to par, leaving him on the verge of being eliminated from the Olympics. Jena will now have to wait for the results of the Group B qualification round, where the highly acclaimed athlete Neeraj Chopra will be competing later in the day.
To advance to the final on Thursday, athletes must throw 84m or above, or be one of the top 12 performers from both Group A and B combined. Jena's first throw was 80.73m, and he fouled his second attempt before managing to throw 80.21m in his final effort. Meanwhile, Julian Weber of Germany took the top spot in Group A with a first round throw of 87.76m. The former world champion, Julius Yego from Kenya, and Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, Jakub Vadlejch from Czech Republic, came in second and third respectively. Toni Keranen from Finland was the fourth athlete to surpass the automatic qualification mark of 84m.
Jena had previously secured an automatic spot in the Olympics after his impressive throw of 87.54m, which earned him a silver medal in the Asian Games last year. However, since then, he has only managed to surpass the 80m mark once in six competitions leading up to Tuesday's event. Jena's performance may have been underwhelming, but he still has a chance to make it to the final depending on the results of Group B. All eyes will now be on Neeraj Chopra as he begins his campaign in the Group B qualification round.
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