Indian javelin star Chopra goes big for gold as Barshim leaps to Asian Games record


Silver medalist India's Kishore Kumar Jena (right) and gold medalist India's Neeraj Chopra, celebrate after the men's javelin throw final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. - AP

HANGZHOU (AFP): India's javelin king Neeraj Chopra produced a giant throw to strike gold at the Asian Games on Wednesday and cap a gruelling season, with Olympic high-jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim joining him as a winner.

They were among seven titlists on day six of the track and field in Hangzhou with just the men's and women's marathons left on Thursday, concluding an event dominated by hosts China.

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