Neeraj wins javelin gold at CWG

Neeraj wins javelin gold at CWG

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. (Photo: IANS)

Gold Coast (Australia), April 14 (IANS) India's Neeraj Chopra won the men's Javelin title at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Saturday.

Neeraj registered his season's best performance of 86.47 metres in the final.

Hamish Peacock took the silver medal for Australia with 82.59m while Grenada's Anderson Peters hurled the javelin a distance of 82.20m for the bronze.

--IANS

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