Javelin thrower Neeraj advances to final; Shivpal out

“First impression is the best impression,” is one of the messages that is drilled into young minds by parents and teachers alike. At the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on a warm Wednesday morning, it took India’s Neeraj Chopra less than a minute to make a big impression on the global audience as he advanced to the men’s javelin throw final with a fine 86.65m.