<p>New Delhi: India's D P Manu clinched the gold medal in men's javelin throw event at the Taiwan Open 2024 with a throw of 81.58m in Taipei on Saturday.</p>.<p>The Asian Athletics Championship silver medallist registered his best throw in his last attempt. Taiwan Open is a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze-level meet and awards crucial ranking points.</p>.<p>Manu started with an 78.32m throw, while his second attempt measured 76.80m.</p>.India awarded silver, bronze in F46 javelin after winning protest at World Para Athletics C'ships .<p>But the 24-year-old improved his efforts sending the spear to 80.59m and 81.52m in his third and fifth attempt. He could not register a valid attempt in his fourth throw but finished strong.</p>.<p>The performance was, however, far from Manu's personal best of 84.35m. It is also less than his season-best effort of 82.06, which had come last month at the Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar when he had finished second behind Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.</p>.<p>Manu, who finished sixth at the World Championships last year, is yet to qualify for the Paris Olympics, the qualification mark for which is of 85.50m.</p>.<p>Chopra and Kishore Jena have already qualified for the Olympics.</p>
<p>New Delhi: India's D P Manu clinched the gold medal in men's javelin throw event at the Taiwan Open 2024 with a throw of 81.58m in Taipei on Saturday.</p>.<p>The Asian Athletics Championship silver medallist registered his best throw in his last attempt. Taiwan Open is a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze-level meet and awards crucial ranking points.</p>.<p>Manu started with an 78.32m throw, while his second attempt measured 76.80m.</p>.India awarded silver, bronze in F46 javelin after winning protest at World Para Athletics C'ships .<p>But the 24-year-old improved his efforts sending the spear to 80.59m and 81.52m in his third and fifth attempt. He could not register a valid attempt in his fourth throw but finished strong.</p>.<p>The performance was, however, far from Manu's personal best of 84.35m. It is also less than his season-best effort of 82.06, which had come last month at the Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar when he had finished second behind Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.</p>.<p>Manu, who finished sixth at the World Championships last year, is yet to qualify for the Paris Olympics, the qualification mark for which is of 85.50m.</p>.<p>Chopra and Kishore Jena have already qualified for the Olympics.</p>