Paris Olympics silver medallist Neeraj Chopra has been named the best male javelin thrower in the world in 2024 by globally-renowned American magazine ‘Track and Field News’.
The 27-year-old Chopra, who lost to Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan for the Olympic gold medal in August of last year, defeated Grenada’s Anderson Peters, a two-time world champion, to take the top spot in the magazine’s 2024 rankings.
Nadeem was ranked fifth as he competed in only one event in 2024 besides the Olympic Games where he came up with a monster throw of 92.97m as against 89.45m of Chopra. He finished fourth in Paris Diamond League.
Establishing itself as ‘The Bible Of The Sport’, the publication was founded in 1948 and annually releases both American and world rankings. In international track and field circles, the journal is considered as an authority.
Chopra was also the top-ranker in the men’s javelin throw rankings of 2023.
