Neeraj Chopra achieves season’s best at Lausanne Diamond League
India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra threw his best throw of the season at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024 in Switzerland on Friday (August 23). He threw 89.49 meters in his final attempt. However, he could not throw above 90 meters.
Neeraj finished second with his season best throw in the Lausanne Diamond League. Neeraj has qualified for the final by finishing in the top six in the Diamond League Meeting Series table. With this throw, Neeraj surpassed his own throw of 89.45 meters at the Paris Olympics. Neeraj won the silver medal at the recently concluded Olympics 2024.
Neeraj who genrally throws his best in the opening two-three rounds could not reach 85 meters in the first four throws. His first throw was 82.10 meters, second 83.21 meters, third 83.31 meters, fourth 82.34 meters. In his fifth throw, Neeraj threw the javelin 85.58 meters. In his last throw, Neeraj reached 89.49 meters.
Neeraj is the third Indian individual player to win medals in two consecutive Olympics
Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in the Paris Olympics 2024. 26-year-old Neeraj scored a season best of 89.45 in his second attempt. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal. He created an Olympic record by throwing the javelin 92.97 meters. Arshad threw 2 out of 6 throws more than 90. Grenada’s Anderson Peters (88.54 meters) got the bronze.
Neeraj became the third Indian individual player to win medals in two consecutive Olympics. Before Neeraj, wrestler Sushil Kumar and badminton player PV Sindhu had won medals in two consecutive Olympics.
