Neeraj’s ‘Golden Throw’ rewrites history; Gold in Diamond League Final – Neeraj Chopra Gold

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Zurich ∙ Indian superstar Neeraj Chopra threw the javelin to gold in the Diamond League finals, the battleground of the world’s leading athletes. Neeraj won the championship by clearing a distance of 88.44 meters in an exciting competition. Neeraj covered the golden distance of 88.44 meters in his second attempt. Although the first throw was fouled, Neeraj cleared 88.44 meters in his second attempt, followed by 88.00, 86.11, 87.00 and 83.60 meters. Twenty-four-year-old Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian player to win the Diamond League Finals title, which is as bright as Olympic gold.

Czech Republic’s Yakub Valdez won the silver with a distance of 86.94 meters in his fourth attempt. Germany’s Julian Weber won bronze with a javelin throw of 83.73m. 6 athletes who performed well in various Diamond League meets this year participated in the javelin finals. Although Neeraj was fourth in the points table (15 points), the player once again brought out his scintillating form on the world stage and became the champion in the Diamond League final as well.

In the absence of world champion Andersen Peters of Granada, who was injured in an attack last month, Neeraj’s main opponent was Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Yakub Valdez of the Czech Republic. Yakub, who has a history of breaking the magic number of 90 meters in the javelin throw, was second in the Lucknow Diamond League meet where Neeraj finished first. However, Yakub’s meeting was to finish second behind Neeraj in the thrilling race in Zurich.

Neeraj qualified for the final by winning the first place in the recent Lausanne Diamond League competition. Neeraj covered a distance of 89.08 meters in Lusen. Haryana’s Neeraj also became the first Indian player to win first place in a Diamond League meet.

English Summary: Neeraj Chopra 1st Indian To Win Diamond League Trophy

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