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Commonwealth Games 2022's silver medallist and World Champion javelin thrower Anderson Peters was brutally beaten and thrown overboard by the crew members of the party boat in Grenada on Wednesday, the Caribbean National Weekly reported.
Right after the incident the Grenada police have confirmed that several crew members of the boat Harbour Master were taken into custody following the incident. Peters, an on-field rival of India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra, had defended his world title in Eugene with a throw of 90.54 metres. Chopra won the silver with a throw of 88.13 meters. At the Commonwealth Games, Peters had finished second to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem who produced a personal best of 90.18 meters.
“There are no words to adequately express my regret, disappointment and dismay at what was seen on the video of an altercation involving Grenada and Caribbean sport hero Anderson Peters,” Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) President Brian Lewis told insidethegames.
