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Neeraj, one of India's greatest athletes, may have his task made more accessible as his nearest rival and World Championship silver medalist Arshad Nadeem has pulled out of the Games due to an old knee injury.
India's Neeraj Chopra has entered the field for the men's javelin throw event. They will be aiming to end the season on a high note by defending their gold medal. However, this competition needs to go right at the beginning. China's Sun Cheng Chao came first to throw, but his throw was a foul. After this, Neeraj went for the throw; he threw, but his score was not reported. After this, Kuwait's Abdulrahman Alajemi also threw, and his score was not even declared. After this, the game was stopped. Neeraj was seen talking to the officials for a long time. At present, an investigation is going on regarding this.

Neeraj, one of India's greatest athletes, may have his task made more accessible as his nearest rival and World Championship silver medalist Arshad Nadeem has pulled out of the Games due to an old knee injury. World champion Neeraj Chopra has won every competition against Nadeem so far. The two have competed together a total of nine times. This also includes the 2018 Asian Games, where Pakistani players were third while Indian players were on top. However, Neeraj has yet to be able to cover the distance of 90 meters, whereas Nadeem has achieved it.
Neeraj could not do anything special in the finals of the Diamond League held in Eugene, America and stood second. Then, he made his best throw of 83.80 meters. He finished behind Jakub Vadlech of the Czech Republic. However, Wadlech will not be in this competition. He could have faced tough competition from Nadeem only, but now even Nadeem will not be seen playing.

In such a situation, Neeraj can win the gold medal. Neeraj had thrown the javelin 88.67 meters in the Doha Diamond League this year. In comparison, he had won with 87.66 meters in the Lausanne Diamond League and had finished second in the Zurich Diamond League with a best attempt of 85.71. At the same time, Neeraj won the gold medal in the World Championship.