Neeraj Chopra finished second(second)

Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra finished second  (second) in the Diamond League final and made the best throw of 87.86 meters in the final. Neeraj missed becoming the champion by just one centimeter. The player from Grenada proved to be slightly better than him. Anderson Peters of Grenada finished first. He threw 87.87 meters. Anderson won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics 2024. Where India’s Neeraj won the silver. Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem, who won gold in Paris, was not participating in the Diamond League final.

Neeraj Chopra threw the third throw of 87.86 meters

A total of 7 javelin throwers were participating in the Diamond League final. Neeraj Chopra threw the first throw of 86.82 meters in the final. After this, he threw the second throw of 83.49 meters. In the third throw, he appeared in some rhythm and it seemed as if he would remain the champion. He threw the third throw of 87.86 meters. Due to this throw, he could reach second place. After this, his two throws were less than 85 meters. Neeraj threw the last throw of 86.46 meters.

All throws of Neeraj Chopra in the Diamond League final:

First throw – 86.82 m Second throw – 83.49 m Third throw – 87.86 m Fourth throw – 82.04 m

Fifth throw – 83.30 m Sixth throw – 86.46 m

Anderson Peters finished first and Neeraj Chopra second. German star Julian Weber finished third with his best throw of 85.97. Neeraj Chopra is the first player to win two Olympic medals for India in javelin. He won gold at Tokyo 2020 and silver at Paris 2024. Apart from this, he has won the Diamond League 2022. In 2023, he was second. The player also does not get a medal for becoming a champion in the Diamond League. On winning the title here, the player is given prize money and a wild card for the World Athletics Championship.

Best throws of all players in the final of Diamond League 2024:

Anderson Peters (Grenada) – 87.87 m Neeraj Chopra (India) – 87.86 m Julian Weber (Germany) – 85.97 m Adrian Mardare (Moldova) – 82.79 m Genki Dean Roderick (Japan) – 80.37 m Artur Fellner (Ukraine) – 79.86 m Timothy Herman (Germany) – 76.46 m