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Having missed the 90m mark once again, Neeraj Chopra showed a rare sign of frustration. The Indian javelin star has never crossed the 90m threshold, with his personal best standing at 89.94m. read more
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Neeraj Chopra registered his career's second-best throw at Lausanne Diamond League 2024.
Despite struggling with a groin injury that hampered his performance at the Paris Olympics 2024 earlier this month, Neeraj Chopra registered his season-best throw on Thursday to clinch the second spot at the Lausanne Diamond League. Neeraj who won silver at the Olympics with his season-best throw of 89.45m, threw 89.49m in Lausanne, missing the 90m mark by just .51m.
The first spot was taken by Anderson Peters of Grenada who registered a throw of 90.61 meters.
Read: Neeraj Chopra displays fighting spirit in Lausanne, overcoming pain to achieve season-best throw
Having missed the 90m mark once again, Neeraj Chopra showed a rare sign of frustration. The Indian javelin star has never crossed the 90m threshold, with his personal best standing at 89.94m.
— Ram kapoor🇮🇳 (@Ram1947_) August 22, 2024“The feeling wasn’t great at first, but I´m happy with my throw, especially the second (career) best throw on my last attempt. It was a tough start, but the comeback was really nice and I enjoyed the fighting spirit I showed,” Chopra said after the event.
“Even though my early throws were around 80-83m, I pushed hard in the last two attempts finishing strong. Competing at this high level, it’s important to stay mentally tough and fight through.”
Chopra is currently joint third in the Diamond League Standings along with Germany’s Julian Weber. They both have 15 points.
The top six athletes will fight for the Diamond League Trophy in the final at Brussels on September 14. Before the final, Neeraj will have another opportunity at Zurich Diamond League to consolidate his position in the top six.
The DL meeting in Zurich is on September 5.
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