Indian javelin throwers bagged gold medals at Lebanon Athletics 2023

Indian javelin throwers bagged gold medals at Lebanon Athletics 2023

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Category : Sports Published on: July 28 2023

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  • India’s Annu Rani and Kishore Jena won the gold medal in the women’s and men’s javelin throw events, respectively at the Lebanon Athletics Championships 2023 in Beirut.
  • Annu Rani recorded a best throw of 55.32m to top the six-woman field. Her effort, though, was far from her national record-setting mark of 63.82m, achieved last year.
  • In four competitions since the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, where she won the bronze, Annu Rani has not crossed the 60m mark.
  • In the men’s event, Kishore Jena hurled the spear 78.96m to win the gold. His personal best is 82.87, achieved in Bhubaneshwar last month.
  • Tokyo 2020 Olympian Shivpal Singh won the silver with a 73.34m throw, a modest effort compared to his personal best of 86.23m achieved at the 2019 Asian championships in Doha.
  • Seven men competed in the men’s javelin event. Nabil Al-Akoumi was third with 59.79m
  • Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra holds India’s national record in men’s javelin throw courtesy his 89.94m mark, registered at the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden.
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