Neeraj Chopra wins at Paavo Nurmi Games: Finland meet was an important stopover en route Paris, and Neeraj does enough
Neeraj Chopra’s hallmark celebration involves him waiting till the javelin enters its downward path and then turning around to face the fans and raising his arms and exulting. A no-look statement even before the javelin hits the green patch. This happens when he inherently knows it’s a big throw. His competitors often have to play catch up once this happens.
On a cool evening in Turku, Chopra’s arms went up in the air once he released the javelin in the third round. He didn’t turn around this time, but followed the 800 gram spear till it landed. With 85.97 metres, Neeraj took back the lead from Finland’s Oliver Helander, one of the three homeboys at the Paavo Nurmi Games.
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