Definite Chopra wins gold in Ostrava Golden Spike Event; Beats Douw Smit, Anderson Peters with 85.29 m throwing | Mint

Definite Chopra, India’s two -time Olympic medalist and ruling world champion, added another feather. He clinched the men’s Javelin Throw title on Tuesday (June 24) at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike, a world athletics contental tour (gold level). The 27-year-old man registered his third win of the season with an impressive throw of 85.29 million in the third round. South Africa’s Douw Smit (84.12 m) and Anderson Peters van Grenada (83.63 m) claimed second and third places respectively during the event in the Czech Republic. Watch the Video Verkaj Chopra’s performance in Ostrava Noodaj Chopra started with a nasty throw and lifted eyebrows under fans. However, he jumped back, regained his calm and registered 83.45 m in the second round. He unleashed his 85.29 m wins in the third round. Then he tried two more throwing of 82.17m and 81.01m. In the sixth round, he committed another mistake. However, the wins do not match the best season.