New Delhi, July 31 -- Star Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra on Thursday said that the conditions were far from ideal for javelin throwers during the qualification round of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 in Glasgow.

Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men's javelin throw final, but his best attempt was only a throw of 79.61m, which is below par going by his standards. Chopra finished the qualification round in fifth place, whereas Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh, the other two Indians, also qualified for the final.

Yadav finished in ninth place with a distance of 78.37, whereas Vir secured a 10th-place finish with a best throw of 78.36m.

He said, "I'm happy that I've reached the final. That was the goal in the qualification round. It was real...