Neeraj Chopra into CWG javelin medal round after ending 5th in qualification

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Neeraj Chopra will be gunning for a medal on Friday after the Indian javelin star qualified for the medal round on Thursday with two attempts. Chopra started the qualification round with a throw of 76.28 in the first attempt which was bettered by the second with a throw of 79.61m. Chopra, however, waived off his third attempt as he had already qualified with a 5th place finish. Yashvir’s second throw was slightly better with 74.45m while Rohit’s second attempt was 78.37m. Also Read | Neeraj Chopra returns to CWG, but the javelin field has changedChopra had won gold in Gold Coast with a throw of 86.47m.