After Neeraj Chopra's tweet, Kishore will get Hungarian visa for World Championships

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Indian javelin thrower Kishore Jena on Friday acquired his visa to journey to Hungary, paving the way in which for him to compete on the World Athletics Championships in Budapest from August 19-27.

Jena, who gained gold within the Sri Lankan Nationwide Championships on July 30 with a private better of 84.38m, had made the reduce by the world rating quota.

Confirming the event, an Athletics Federation of India (AFI) supply mentioned that his visa has been cleared after his interview/appointment on Friday morning and he'll get his journey paperwork later within the day.

On Wednesday, Jena's visa software was cancelled by the Hungarian embassy in India.

It led to Olympic gold-medallist javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra popping out in assist of him and requesting Minister of Exterior Affairs S Jaishankar to "discover a resolution".

"Simply heard that there are points with Kishore Jena's VISA, stopping him from coming into Hungary for the World C’ships. I hope the authorities are capable of finding an answer, as this is likely one of the largest moments of his profession. Let’s do all the pieces we will," he posted on X (previously Twitter), tagging MEA and Jaishankar.

Jena, who gained gold within the Sri Lankan Nationwide Championships on July 30 with a private better of 84.38m, had made the reduce by the world rating quota.

Jena certified for the occasion after being positioned thirty sixth within the Highway to Budapest checklist up to date by World Athletics (WA) following the completion of the qualification interval on July 30.

The 27-year-old is likely one of the 4 Indian javelin throwers to have certified for the World Championships. DP Manu and Rohit Yadav had additionally made the reduce, however the latter pulled out after present process elbow surgical procedure on his throwing arm.

Jena, who had gained silver within the Nationwide Inter-State in June, and Manu are the one Indian athletes but to succeed in Budapest out of the 28-member squad.

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