World Athletics Championships 2023 Live Streaming: When and where to watch Neeraj Chopra in action?

India's golden boy and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will begin his quest to land the country's first yellow metal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 on Friday (August 25). starting with the qualification event in Budapest.

The 25-year-old, who won a silver in the last edition, will look to qualify for the final, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday (August 27). In Oregon 22, Chopra held the lead till the final round of throws, when Grenada Anderson Peters clinched the gold.

Now, the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist will look to breach the 90-metre mark and land a gold in the World Championships as he enters the Budapest 2023 event in good form, having won the two legs of Diamond League.

Apart from Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena will also represent India in the javelin throw event. Manu will be competing in Group A along with Chopra, while Jena will be in Group B.

The Indian javelin throwers will face challenge from the likes of reigning World Athletics champion Anderson Peters of Grenada and the athlete with the best effort this season - Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch among others.

World Athletics Championships 2023 Javelin Throw - Qualification Group A Entry List

Order	Country	Athlete	Personal Best	Season Best
1	Japan	Kenji Ogura	81.63	80.13
2	Brazil	Pedro Henrique Rodrigues	83.89	83.89
3	Finland	Toni Kuusela	85.03	84.37
4	Kenya	Julius Yego	92.72	81.84
5	Latvia	Gatis Cakss	87.57	80.44
6	Germany	Julian Weber	89.54	88.72
7	Japan	Roderick Genki Dean	84.28	83.15
8	USA	Curtis Thompson	87.70	80.92
9	France	Felise Vahai Sosaia	82.04	82.04
10	Grenada	Anderson Peters	93.07	85.88
11	Portugal	Leandro Ramos	84.78	81.62
12	USA	Capers Williamson	80.49	79.95
13	South Africa	Douw Smit	83.29	83.29
14	India	D.P Manu	84.35	84.33
15	Latvia	Patriks Gailums	84.05	84.05
16	Trinidad & Tobago	Keshorn Walcott	90.16	85.85
17	Poland	Dawid Wegner	82.21	82.21
18	India	Neeraj Chopra	89.94	88.67

World Athletics Championships 2023 Javelin Throw - Qualification Group B Entry List

Order	Country	Athlete	Personal Best	Season Best
1	Hungary	Gyorgy Herczeg	84.98	84.98
2	Brazil	Luiz Mauricio Da Silva	82.21	82.21
3	Poland	Cyprian Mrzyglod	84.97	82.04
4	Pakistan	Arshad Nadeen	90.18	-
5	Roumania	Alexandru Mihaita Novac	86.37	84.75
6	India	Kishore Jena	84.38	84.38
7	Molvdova	Andrian Mardare	86.66	83.04
8	Lithuania	Edis Matusevicius	89.17	84.22
9	Czech	Jakub Vadlejch	90.88	89.51
10	USA	Ethan Dabbs	82.92	80.82
11	Finland	Lassi Etelatalo	86.44	79.93
12	Egypt	Ihab Abdelrahman	89.21	83.71
13	Latvia	Rolands Strobinders	85.07	82.55
14	Finland	Oliver Helander	89.83	87.32
15	Ukraine	Artur Felfner	84.32	83.04
16	Sweden	Jakob Samuelsson	80.26	80.26
17	Japan	Yuta Sakiyamma	83.54	83.54
18	Australia	Cameron McEntyre	81.96	81.41
19	Belgium	Timothy Herman	87.35	87.35

How can Javelin Throwers qualify for the World Athletics Championship 2023 final?

The automatic qualifying mark is 83.00 (Q), if not they need to be at least in the best 12 qualify for the javelin throw event final. All three Indian athletes have breached 83 metres this season. So, they are expected to qualify.

When and where is the javelin throw events in World Athletics Championships 2023 taking place?

The World Athletics Championships 2023 javelin throw events will take place on Friday (August 25), starting with the qualifiers followed by the final on Sunday (August 28) at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary.

What time will Neeraj Chopra's Javelin throw qualification event at the World Athletics Championships 2023 start?

Neeraj Chopra will be in Group A of the Javelin throw qualifiers at the World Athletics Championships 2023, with event set to begin at 1:40 PM IST on August 25, while Group B which includes Kishore Jena will start at 3:15 PM IST.

When is the Javelin Throw final in World Athletics Championships 2023?

The final is scheduled to take place on Sunday (August 27) at 8:20 PM Local Time (CEST). Due to time difference, the event will start at 11:50 PM IST on Sunday (August 27) and head into the early hours of Monday (August 28) in India.

Which TV channel will show the World Athletics Championships 2023 in India?

VIACOM18 hold the broadcast rights. However, no channel in India will show the qualification event, but fans can watch the event via live streaming.

Is there live streaming of the World Athletics Championships 2023 available in India?

Yes, the World Athletics Championships 2023 can be live streamed using the JioCinema app or website from 1:40 PM IST on Friday (August 25).

Story first published: Friday, August 25, 2023, 8:43 [IST]

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