Julius Yego will compete in the men’s javelin final after a powerful throw during the qualifying rounds this morning
Yego grew better with his throws, getting an insane 85.97m with his third attempt to automatically qualify for the final.
Yego started with a modest 78.84m before getting to 80.76m with his second throw. He then recorded a season’s best of 85.97m to advance to the August 8 final.
The 2015 World champion will be joined in the finals by German Julian Weber, who finished first in his group, as well as Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch and Finland’s Toni Keranen.
Yego will be making his third appearance in the final of the men’s javelin at the Olympics.
He will be looking to better his performance from the last edition in Tokyo in 2021 where he failed to make it past the qualification round.
The finals is set for Thursday.