Diamond League Final Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finishes 2nd, misses Trophy by 0.01m
Neeraj Chopra Live Updates at Diamond League final: India's Neeraj Chopra has finished 2nd with a best throw of 87.86 m as Anderson Peters wins the Diamond Trophy. It was just a margin of 0.01 m that has decided the contest in the end.
New Delhi: Neeraj Chopra has worldwide again made India proud by bagging the 2d position within the Diamond League Final 204 in Brussels. He rose to the 2d spot within the first round itself with a throw of 86.82m while within the 2d round, he managed to throw eighty three.49m. Inside of the third round, the ace javelin thrower went 87.86m in his third throw but threw handiest eighty two.04m in his fourth attempt. Inside of the fifth round, alternatively, he maintained the 2d position with an eighty three.30m throw.
The last time Neeraj competed within the Diamond League Finals change into in 2023, when he entered as the reigning champion, having won the title in 2022 with a throw of 88.44m. That year, alternatively, Jakub Vadlejch emerged victorious, clinching the 2023 title with a final attempt throw of 84.24m. Neeraj, who had his best throw of eighty three.80m on his 2d attempt, finished in 2d place.
At the tip of each Diamond League season, the champion receives a ‘Diamond Trophy,’ a prize of $30,000, and an automatic entry for the World Athletics Championships. The runner-up is awarded $12,000.
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