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Bulldog Wins Bronze in Javelin Throw, The Morning Bell: August 9, 2024

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Anderson Peters of Mississippi State wins the javelin in a meet record 271-9 (82.82m) during the NCAA Track and Field championships at Hayward Field.
Anderson Peters of Mississippi State wins the javelin in a meet record 271-9 (82.82m) during the NCAA Track and Field championships at Hayward Field. | Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

PARIS – Mississippi State has its first medal-winning athlete at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Former Bulldog Anderson Peters won bronze in the men’s javelin with a throw of 88.54-meters and is the first-ever medal won by a Mississippi State athlete in a field event. Peters is also the first Grenada athlete to win a medal in a throwing event. The bronze medal adds to Peters’ already impressive trophy case that includes back-to-back NCAA championships while in Starkville.

Arshad Nadeem, of Pakistan, won gold in the event with a 92.97m throw to set a new Olympic record. India’s Neeraj Chopra won silver with an 89.45m throw. Peters made his medal-winning throw in the fourth round after sitting in third place with a best throw of 87.87m through three rounds.

Peters will receive his medal at 12:07 p.m. Friday, but there are two more Bulldogs who still have a chance at securing an Olympic medal.

Marco Arop (Canada) is the reigning 800-meter world champion and will try to secure his spot in the finals when the semifinal heats are held at 4:30 a.m. Friday on USA Network.

Lee Eppie (Botswana) will try and help his 4x400m relay team advance past the first round at 4:05 a.m. Friday morning. Eppie and his Botswana teammates qualified for the Olympics with a first-place finish at the World Athletic Relays where they set a then-world leading 2:59.11.

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