ACHIEVEMENTS:

 Tajinderpal Singh Toor:

An Asian Games gold-medallist, a two-time Asian champion, four-time national

champion, an Olympian and the current Asian record holder, Indian shot
putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has enjoyed a brilliant career.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with an attempt of 21.49m -
a new men's shot put national record - at the fourth Indian Grand Prix in 2021. The
21.49 throw also broke the 12-year-old Asian record of 21.13m, set by Saudi Arabia’s
Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi.
The Punjab athlete has since improved the mark to 21.77m, achieved at the 2023
nationals in Bhubaneswar.

 Kiran Baliyan:

24-year-old Kiran Baliyan scripted history in Hangzhou on Friday, September 29 as

she won a bronze medal in women's shot put, ending India's 72-year-long wait for a
medal in the event at the continental multi-sport tournament.
Kiran Baliyan won bronze with a best effort of 17.36m to clinch the first major medal
of her career. Kiran finished behind China's Olympic Gold medalist Lijiao Gong who
won the Gold medal for the 3 successive time at the Asian Games with a best effort of
19.58m. China's Jiayuan Song won silver with a best throw of 18.92m.

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  JAVELIN THROW

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft
2 in) in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by
running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the
men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon.

HISTORY:

The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of
the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for
accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong (ankyle in
Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by
the ankyle, and when they released the shaft, the unwinding of the thong gave the
javelin a spiral trajectory.
Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and
Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin,
and throwing them for distance became a common event there and in Finland in the
1880s. The rules continued to evolve over the next decades; originally, javelins were
thrown with no run-up, and holding them by the grip at the center of gravity was not
always mandatory. Limited run-ups were introduced in the late 1890s, and soon
developed into the modern unlimited run-up.

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JAVELIN:

A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged

weapon. Today, the javelin is predominantly used for sporting purposes such as
the Javelin throw. The javelin is nearly always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow,
and crossbow, which launch projectiles with the aid of a hand-held mechanism.
However, devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distances,
such as spear-throwers or the amentum.

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

 The runway must be at least 33 yards and as much as 37 yards long

 The javelin head is made of metal, tapers to a point and is attached to either a
hollow or solid shaft.

 The athlete must hold the javelin with one hand on the cord grip in order to throw
it correctly.

 Gloves are prohibited, and tape on the fingers is only acceptable to cover an open
cut.

 Throwing the javelin requires an over-shoulder motion.

 Unlike other throwing events, non-orthodox styles are not permitted in javelin
throw, which means athletes need to conform their techniques to a set of fixed
rules. Athletes also cannot turn their backs to the landing sector until the throw is
completed.

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ACIEVEMENTS:

 Neeraj Chopra:

Neeraj Chopra (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete, who is
the reigning Olympic champion, World champion and the Diamond League champion
in the javelin throw. He is the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal and
the first Asian to win gold in his event at the World Championship. A Junior
Commissioned Officer Subedar (JCO) in the Indian Army, Chopra is the first track
and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics. He is also the first
track and field athlete from India to win at the World Under-20 Championships, where
in 2016 he achieved a world U20 record throw of 86.48 m, becoming the first Indian
athlete to set a world record.

 Barbora Spotakova:

Barbora Špotáková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbarbora potaːkovaː]; born 30 June 1981)

is a former Czech track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is a

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