Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra improved his national record to 89.30m to clinch the silver medal at Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku (Finland) on Tuesday.
Gold medal was clinched by an unlikely contender in Oliver Helander, who threw 89.83m in his second attempt in front of home crowd.
Neeraj hurled his throw in his second attempt as well to improve his previous national record of 88.07m at Indian Grand Prix 3 in Patiala last year. His six-round sequence on Tuesday were 86.92m, 89.30, X, X, X, 85.85.
The #javelinthrow National Record by #NeerajChopra: 89.30m. Also the fifth-best throw of the year so far.
🎥H/T: @rahuldpawar / @WorldAthletics
Originally tweeted by Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) on June 14, 2022.
Neeraj rewrites national record to 89.30m; clinches silver in Finland
