CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian javelin thrower DP Manu won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the National Open Athletics Championships 2022 in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Former national champion Rohit Yadav won the silver medal with a best effort of 79.80m and Kishore Kumar Jena took bronze with a best of 78.05m.

Detailed explanation-2: -Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is single and presently focusing on his career. Although Neeraj has a huge female fan following in India, in an interview, he stated that, “Will see later, now my focus is on my game. There is no one now. It is good but to tell the truth, I am focusing on my game.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Neeraj Chopra’s best throws: Know the Indian javelin ace’s personal bests. Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic gold medal-winning throw of 87.58m at Tokyo 2020 is 2.36m short of his personal best.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neeraj Chopra rewrote the national record with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland. When he let the javelin fly on a humid Tokyo evening 10 months ago, Neeraj Chopra was convinced the throw that won him the Olympic gold was a National Record.