First gave a tough competition to Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra
First gave a tough competition to Olympic champion Neeraj ChopraTaiwan Open 2024: First gave a tough competition to Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, now DP manu created a sensation by winning gold in taiwan OpenDP Manu: 24-year-old indian javelin thrower Deep manu has won gold in taiwan Open. Two weeks ago, manu gave a tough competition to Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.Taiwan Open 2024: First gave a tough competition to Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, now DP manu created a sensation by winning gold in taiwan OpenDP Manu.India's emerging javelin thrower Deep manu has done wonders. 24-year-old manu has won gold in thailand Open 2024 on saturday (June 1). He secured first place in the Men's Javelin Throw event with a throw of 81.58 meters. 2 weeks ago, manu gave a tough competition to Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in the Federation Cup. However, he missed the gold by a narrow margin. manu had to settle for silver. He threw the javelin 82.06 meters away. Neeraj won the gold with a throw of 82.27 meters.The taiwan Open is a bronze level tournament of the World Athletics Continental Tour. It gives important ranking points. 12 athletes were participating in the Men's Javelin Throw event of taiwan Open 2024, of which manu was the only foreign participant. manu had made the first throw of 78.32 meters. In the third attempt, he crossed the 80 meter mark. His fourth throw was a foul. manu improved in the fifth attempt and threw 81.52 meters. After this, in the sixth and final attempt, he secured the first position with a throw of 81.58 meters.Chao Tsun Cheng of Chinese Taipei won silver with a throw of 76.21 meters while his compatriot Chao-Hong Huang captured the bronze by throwing the javelin at a distance of 71.24 meters.Manu has not been able to qualify for the paris Olympics. To get automatic qualification for the upcoming Olympics, it is necessary to reach the mark of 85.50 meters. From India, Neeraj Chopra and kishore Jain have already qualified for the Olympics.