Neeraj Chopra's Gold at Kuortane Games: Watch Javelin star escape injury after nasty fall

India's Javelin star Neeraj Chopra won his first gold medal of 2022 as he won at the Kuortane Games with a throw of 86.69m. Just earlier this week, Neeraj Chopra had bagged silver at the Paavo Nurmi Games. 

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This is Neeraj's first gold after winning it at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2022. Talking about his performance on Saturday in the 2022 Kuortane Games in Finland, in rainy conditions, Chopra started well but made a foul in his second throw. However, the javelin thrower had hit the spot on his very first try.

But during his third throw is when he had an injury scare as he had a nasty slip, following which he chose to skip the remaining two attempts. Soon after he slipped, the crowd was seen gasping, but the Indian managed to recover well.

WATCH:

After an intentional foul on his second, he slips on his third.. Testing conditions out there…#NeerajChopra pic.twitter.com/71qRFcEEyJ

— Naveen Peter (@peterspeaking) June 18, 2022

Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad settled for silver with a throw of 86.64m while Chopra's rival Anderson Peters claimed bronze with a throw of 84.75m. Another Indian, Sandeep Chaudhury, held the eighth spot with a throw of 60.35m. 

The Golden Boy of India will next take part in the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League on June 30.