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Paris Olympics: Odisha's Kishore Jena fails to qualify for final round of Javelin Throw

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August 6, 2024
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Kishore Jena failed to qualify for the final round of Javelin Throw in the Paris Olympics, today.

While Jena started with a promising throw of 80.73 m, he was unable to better it as he ended up with 80.21 m in the next throw.

Jena was placed at 9th position in Group A of the qualification round.

However, India's Neeraj Chopra topped Group B and qualified for the final round with a one-time throw of 89.34m.

Watch Kishore Jena's throw:

Watch Neeraj Chopra's throw:

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