Neeraj Chopra, Lausanne Diamond League Live Updates: India’s Paris Olympics silver medallist will aim to retain his Lausanne title from last year on Thursday.
Neeraj Chopra, Diamond League Live: Shortly after his Paris Olympics silver medal, Indian superstar Neeraj Chopra returned to action at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024 in Switzerland on Thursday with another season best throw in a thrilling finish.
Having struggled for most of the night with throws in the early 80s, Neeraj needed to come up with a) a big 5th throw to make the top three and have a 6th attempt and b) a huge last throw to go up from third to second. He achieved both those feats to finish with a new career 2nd best throw of 89.49m, behind only Anderson Peters’ monster 90.61 just a few minutes earlier.
Facing an injury concern and a stacked field, sans Paris gold medallist Arshad Nadeem, Neeraj faced a stern test to retain the title he bagged last year at the Athletissima meet. Neeraj, who had only participated in one Diamond League meet before this one this season, has postponed his treatment for a groin niggle after the Paris Games since it didn’t feel exacerbated after the Olympics.
The top six will proceed to the Diamond League 2024 final, slated to be held in Brussels next month. Neeraj moved into third position with
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No Arshad Nadeem, but Neeraj Chopra faces high-quality field and injury concern
Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem won’t be in action but javelin enthusiasts can expect a riveting contest between six of the 12 finalists of the Paris Olympics during the Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday night.
All of them have something to prove after missing out on the top step of the podium at Stade de France a fortnight ago.
Three years ago, Neeraj Chopra returned to a grand reception in India after winning a historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics. This time, the Olympic silver medallist stayed put in Europe, his first stop after the French capital being Magglingen in Switzerland. READ MORE
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First uploaded on: 22-08-2024 at 23:07 IST
