Neeraj Chopra with an 87.66m throw on the fifth attempt clinched his second Diamond League title of the season.
Ace India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra scripted history once again by clinching his second Diamond League title of the season on Friday. It was not an ideal start for Chopra at Lausanne as he committed a foul on the first throw which helped his rival Germany’s Julian Weber took an early lead with a brilliant throw of 86.20m. However, the Indian star bounced back on his second attempt and threw his javelin at a distance of 83.52m, while he bettered it with 85.04m with his third attempt.
Chopra was getting better with every throw but the fourth attempt also ended in a foul but he still looked confident. The 25-year-old with an 87.66m throw on the fifth attempt clinched his second Diamond League title of the season. Earlier this year, Chopra scripted history at Doha with his 88.67m throw to claim the gold medal.
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It was a sensational performance from Chopra as he was playing his mega competition after a one-month injury layoff.
Earlier, Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Chopra had announced on Twitter last month that he had sustained a muscle strain during his training and, as a precautionary measure, he had pulled out of the FBK Games in the Netherlands (June 4) and the Paavo Nurmi meet in Finland (June 13).
The 25-year-old also missed the recently-concluded National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
After clinging gold at Lausanne men’s javelin throw will also be a part of the competition in the Monaco and Zurich legs on July 21 and August 31 before the Diamond League grand finale in Eugene, USA, on September 16-17.
