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Neeraj Chopra at Lausanne Diamond League (X)
Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League with an 89.49m effort in his 6th and final throw.
Indian javelin thrower star Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League as he recovered in time to produce a season’s best effort of 89.49m in his last attempt on Thursday.
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Neeraj Chopra’s 10 Best Throws
| RANK | THROW | COMPETITION | DATE |
| 1 | 89.94m | Stockholm Diamond League 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| 2 | 89.49m | Lausanne Diamond League 2024 | August 22, 2024 |
| 3 | 89.45m | Paris Olympics 2024 – Final | August 8, 2024 |
| 4 | 89.34m | Paris Olympics 2024 – Qualification | August 6, 2024 |
| 5 | 89.30m | Paavo Nurmi Games (Turku) | June 14, 2022 |
| 6 | 89.08m | Lausanne Diamond League 2022 | August 26, 2022 |
| 7 | 88.88m | Asian Games 2023 (Hangzhou) | October 4, 2023 |
| 8 | 88.77m | World Athletics Championships (Budapest) – Qualification | August 25, 2023 |
| 9 | 88.67m | Doha Diamond League 2023 | May 5, 2023 |
| 10 | 88.44m | Zurich Diamond League Final 2022 | September 8, 2022 |
The 26-year-old Chopra was at the fourth spot till the fourth round before sending his spear to 85.58m in his fifth attempt. He saved the best for the last as his sixth and final attempt measured 89.49m, which was better than his performance in the Paris Olympics.
He was in danger of missing the sixth throw but his fifth round effort of 85.58m saved him. Only the top three after five rounds get their respective final attempts.
Two-time world champion and Paris Olympics bronze medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada won the event with his second round monster throw of 90.61m while Julian Weber of Germany took the third spot with 87.08m.
With seven points from Thursday’s second-place finish, Chopra will be on joint third spot with Weber on Diamond League standings with 15 points. Peters jumped to top spot with 21 points.
Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch, who finished seventh (82.03m) on Thursday, is in second spot with 16 points.
Earlier, nursing a long-standing groin injury, Chopra claimed a silver in the Paris Olympics on August 8 with an 89.45m throw, having won a historic gold in the Tokyo edition of the Games three years ago.
There is another DL meeting — in Zurich on September 5 — which has a men’s javelin throw event in its roster.
This season’s DL finals will be held in Brussels on September 14. He needs to finish in the top-six of the Diamond League meetings series standings to qualify for the season finale.
(With inputs from Agencies)
