New Delhi: India’s star javelin thrower and Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has created another history by winning the final title of Diamond League 2022.

He won the title by throwing a best throw of 88.44 meters in the final. This is the first time that the Diamond League title has been named after an Indian player.

Neeraj also reached the finals of the Diamond League in 2017 and 2018. He finished seventh and fourth respectively, but this time Neeraj Chopra has created history and won this prestigious title.

Won the title with a throw of 88.44m

In the final of the Diamond League 2022 held in Zurich, Neeraj started poorly, olympic gold in 2021, Asian Games gold in 2018, Commonwealth Games gold in 2018, world athletics championship silver medal in 2022. His first throw was a foul. However, he made history in his second throw, throwing the javelin 88.44 meters away to take the lead over all the players. None of the players could beat this distance.

Neeraj then threw 88.00m in his third attempt, 86.11m in the fourth, 87.00m in the fifth and 83.60m in the sixth attempt.

Neeraj was followed by Czech Republic’s Jacob Wadlett with a best throw of 86.94m and Germany’s Julian Weber with a best throw of 83.73m.

Neeraj Chopra has won Olympic gold for India in 2021, Asian Games gold in 2018, Commonwealth Games gold in 2018, World Athletics Championships silver medal in 2022. He had told many times that winning his Diamond League was a dream. Neeraj has also fulfilled his dream by capturing this title.

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Birmingham: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) today announced that star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will not compete in the Commonwealth Games due to injuries.

Chopra had won a historic silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Sunday and was injured during the competition.

IOA general secretary Rajeev Mehta said the Olympic champion has been advised rest for the month.

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New Delhi: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has made it to the final of the Javelin Throw event of the World Athletics Championship for the first time.

He secured a ticket to the final by throwing a javelin of 88.39m in the first atempt of the group round of the ongoing championships in the US. This was the third best performance of the 24-year-old Neeraj. The final round will begin at 7.05 am Indian time on Sunday.

In the men’s javelin throw event of the World Championships, the players were placed in two groups. The best-12 players from these two groups were to get a place in the final. A scale of 83.50 meters was fixed for automatic qualification. Neeraj crossed this mark in his very first atempt and entered the final. He was placed in Group-A.

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