New Delhi, July 31 -- There was no familiar 'one and done' for Neeraj Chopra in Glasgow. The flags at the Scotstoun Stadium fluttered for the entirety of the competition as a steady breeze swirled from the west at 13m/s. The skies were fairly clear, the rain stayed away, but a temperature of 14degC and a humidity of 77 percent meant the 18 men who had lined up for the qualification on Thursday remained largely cold and stiff. And the results reflected the conditions. The automatic qualification mark stood at 84m. Nine of the 18 competitors had thrown 85m or more in their career; six of them had gone beyond 90m at least once. And yet, on a cold Scottish morning, none went beyond Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage's 82.84m. Par for the course, given the 23-year-old Sri Lankan is the world's leading thrower of the year at 92.62m. Anderson Peters, the mercurial Grenadian, was next with 81.29m followed by South Africa's Douw Smit (80.64m). Ben East, the 22-year-old Briton, threw 80.38m as only four throwers could touch 80m. Double Olympic medallist and India's brightest hope Neeraj Chopra qualified in fifth with 79.61m. The last time Chopra threw less than 80m in a qualification or final, domestic or international, was back in March 2018 when he qualified in Federation Cup final with a 79.29m effort in Patiala. In 51 competitive outings since, Chopra never dipped under 80m, until now. Compatriots Rohit Yadav (78.37m) and Yashvir Singh (78.36m) took the 9th and 10th spots, making it the first instance of three Indians qualifying in a CWG athletics final. "I am happy that I've reached the final. That was the goal today. It was really cold and windy, but the throw was okay. The objective was to qualify for the final and then give my best there. I am happy that all three Indians have qualified for the final," Chopra told reporters in Glasgow. Reigning Olympic champion and the defending CWG champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan threw a season's best of 78.63m to qualify in seventh. For a field brimming with creme de la creme of javelin, the results appear modest. "A lot of throwers struggled today," Chopra said. On Friday, with conditions likely to remain the same, the premium will be on efficiency and adaptability. With no clear favourite barring Pathirage, Chopra will be expected to draw upon his rich experience to tide over the competition and conditions. It won't be easy, but India will trust Chopra to find a way. National record holder Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu advanced to the men's triple jump final after finishing second and third in the qualification on Thursday. Chithravel jumped 16.41m in his first and only attempt to take the second spot.None of the 14 competitors could clear the automatic final qualification mark of 16.60m. Prabhu fouled his first two attempts but came up with 16.26m in his final effort. In the men's 400m, national record holder Vishal TK failed to make it to the final after finishing sixth in his semi-final heat (46.33s) while shot putter Manpreet Kaur was fourth (17.49m) late on Wednesday....