“First impression is the best impression,” is one of the messages drilled to the young mind by parents and teachers.
At the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on Wednesday morning, it takes Chopra Neeraj in India less than a minute to make a big impression on a global audience when he advances to the Javelin men with a well 86.65m.
In his debut game, a 23-year-old child from Panipat did not show signs of rural and look fresh and eager to leave.
After slipping his hair flowing with a sponsor’s headband, he ran strongly from the run-up and released a yellow spear into the air before crashing into the ground on crawling and stopping walking well in the line.
Chopra knew directly that he had managed a big but showed a little emotion.
Even when a small group of Indian supporters entertained him from the Tribune, Chopra did not celebrate and it was like another day in the office for him.
The Gold Medal of the Johannes Vetter competitor from Germany struggled with two first throws managing only more than 82 meters before firing all three to 85.64m and the automatic qualification mark was set at 83.50.
He finished his second behind Chopra.
Finland Lati Etelacelo was the first to get Q with his name when he opened with a throw of 84.50m.
Nadeem Tops Group B Arshad Nadeem, the seventh in the list of toppers for this season, repairing its wirdom because he occupied the recording of Group B qualifications recording 85.16m in both efforts after being opened with 78.50m.
When hot and moisture increased rapidly, Shivpal Singh India crashed the best of 76.40 million from his first chance.
Indians are not near their best form when he settled for 72 million for a throw from the second and third attempt.
Among the big names of Marcin Krukowski (SB: 89.55), Trinidad’s Keshorn Walcott (SB: 89.12m), and Latvia Gatis Cakss (SB: 87.57M) failed to advance while Rio Silver Medal Julius Yego from Kenya struggled to land properly before Bend.
Opportunity for Javelin Neeraj forward to the final; Shivpal out.
